A 7043: Prohibits the New York state environmental facilities corporation from entering into contracts, leases or other agreements with entities that are not compliant with the requirements of article five-A of the general municipal law regarding participation by minority- and women-owned businesses.
What A 7043 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation from entering into contracts, leases, or agreements with entities that are not compliant with the requirements of Article Five-A of the General Municipal Law regarding participation by minority- and women-owned businesses. The corporation must ensure that all contracts, agreements, and leases entered into on or after the effective date meet these requirements.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7043
- What is the current status of A 7043?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 7043 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to corporations, authorities and commissions".
- Did A 7043 pass?
- Not yet. A 7043 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7043, and where is it now?
- A 7043 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Corporations, Authorities & Commissions. It is filed under PBA, alongside 84 other New York PBA bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Mar. 20, 2025 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2025 · 234 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7043 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, COLTON, GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorizes law, in relation to prohibiting the New York state environmental facilities corporation from entering into contracts, leases or other agreements with entities that are not compliant with the requirements of article five-A of the general municipal law regarding participation by minority- and women-owned businesses The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1285 of the public authorities law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows: 3 9. The corporation shall not enter into contracts, leases or other 4 agreements with entities that are not compliant with the requirements of 5 article five-A of the general municipal law regarding participation by 6 minority- and women-owned businesses. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 8 it shall have become a law; and shall apply to all contracts, agreements 9 and leases entered into on or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10625-01-5
Text of A 7043 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions