A 4723: Allows for the donation of personal property of the state to certain not-for-profit organizations that are up to date on annual filings.
The bill aims to allow the donation of personal property of the state to certain not-for-profit organizations. It gives state agencies the flexibility to dispose of personal property in various ways, including reuse within the same agency, use in a trade-in or guaranteed brokerage arrangement, or donation to a qualified not-for-profit organization. The state agency must obtain the consent of the Commissioner to place the property in the custody of the Office of General Services for reuse by other agencies or for other disposition. The property's fair market value must be less than an amount established by the Commissioner, and records of each disposition must be retained and subject to audit. Proceeds from the sale or transfer of property not authorized to be deposited in a special fund must be deposited in the general fund of the state. The bill takes effect on the 180th day after it b…
| Dec. 05, 2025 | tabled |
| Dec. 05, 2025 | vetoed memo.65 |
| Dec. 01, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4723 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to allowing for the donation of personal property of the state to certain not-for-profit organizations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 167 of the state finance law, as 2 added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: 3 1. The head of a state agency having custody or control of such prop- 4 erty, except vehicles, may: (a) dispose of such property in accordance 5 with applicable express statutory provisions, (b) reuse such property 6 within the same state agency, (c) use the property in part payment on a 7 new item which may include, but shall not be limited to, use as a trade- 8 in or use in a guaranteed brokerage arrangement, (d) with the consent of 9 the commissioner, place such property in the custody or control of the 10 office of general services for reuse by other state agencies or for 11 other disposition, or (e) where the fair market value of such property 12 is less than an amount established from time to time by the commission- 13 er, dispose of such property by such means as the head of such state 14 agency deems to be in the best interest of the state or donate such 15 property to a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that is up to date 16 on their annual filings. Records of each disposition shall be retained 17 by the state agency disposing of such property and shall be subject to 18 audit. Where personal property has been purchased from special funds, a 19 state agency, upon designation of the source of funds from which such 20 property was purchased, may condition the disposal of such property on 21 the reimbursement of such special fund in the amount of the fair market 22 value of such property. All proceeds realized on sale or other transfer 23 and not otherwise authorized to be deposited in a special fund, shall be 24 deposited in the general fund of the state. 25 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 26 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03178-01-5