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A 6838: Prohibits the inclusion of confidential clauses in contracts entered into for the purchase of services or commodities by the state.
What A 6838 does, verified December 10, 2025
The proposed legislation aims to prohibit the inclusion of confidential clauses in contracts entered into for the purchase of services or commodities by the state. These clauses are defined as those not made available to the public through the procurement opportunities newsletter. The state procurement council will issue guidelines to ensure compliance with this rule. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2026, and will repeal the existing section of the state finance law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: enacting clause stricken (2025-12-08)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6838
- What is the current status of A 6838?
- As of December 10, 2025, A 6838 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on December 8, 2025, was "enacting clause stricken".
- Did A 6838 pass?
- Not yet. A 6838 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6838, and where is it now?
- A 6838 was authored by Asm. Vacant Member.
Author and sponsors
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| Dec. 08, 2025 | enacting clause stricken |
| Mar. 14, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 14, 2025 · 304 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6838 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting the inclusion of confidential clauses in contracts entered into for the purchase of services or commodities by the state The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 163 of the state 2 finance law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (viii) to read as 3 follows: 4 (viii) Consistent with guidelines issued by the state procurement 5 council, no state agency shall include any confidential clauses in 6 contracts with the state. As used in this subparagraph "confidential 7 clause" includes any clause not made available to the public through the 8 procurement opportunities newsletter described in section one hundred 9 forty-two of the economic development law. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 11 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law; provided, however, 12 that the amendments to section 163 of the state finance law made by 13 section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and 14 shall be deemed to be repealed therewith. Effective immediately the 15 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary 16 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized 17 to be made and completed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05335-01-5
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