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A 7054: Authorizes the empire state development corporation to retain one or more independent MWBE consultant firms to conduct an independent review of procurement procedures utilized by state agencies.
What A 7054 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to improve the procurement processes of state agencies. The Empire State Development Corporation will retain one or more independent Minority and Women's Business Enterprise (MWBE) consultant firms to conduct quarterly reviews of procurement procedures, staff training, and outreach to minority-owned and women-owned businesses. These reviews will help identify areas for improvement and provide recommendations for enhancements. The findings and suggestions will be reported to the Statewide Advocate on a quarterly basis. The bill will take effect after 90 days of becoming a law.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7054
- What is the current status of A 7054?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 7054 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 governmental operations".
- Did A 7054 pass?
- Not yet. A 7054 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7054, and where is it now?
- A 7054 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Mar. 20, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2025 · 292 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7054 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, GIBBS, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the empire state development corporation to retain one or more independent MWBE consultant firms to conduct an independent review of procurement procedures utilized by state agencies The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 311-a of the executive law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. The empire state development corporation, acting through the state- 4 wide advocate, shall retain one or more independent MWBE consultant 5 firms to conduct an independent review of procurement procedures 6 utilized by state agencies, the level and training of staff involved in 7 the procurement process and the outreach measures used by such staff to 8 work with minority-owned and women-owned businesses during the procure- 9 ment process. The WMBE contractor shall report its findings and recom- 10 mendations for improvements to the statewide advocate on a quarterly 11 basis. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 13 have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to section 14 311-a of the executive law made by section one of this act shall not 15 affect the repeal of article 15-A of the executive law and shall be 16 deemed to repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10438-01-5
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