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A 7108: Relates to a minority and women-owned business enterprise participation goal requirement in order to receive grant or appropriation money.
What A 7108 does, verified May 2, 2026
The bill aims to require state-funded municipalities to meet a goal for minority and women-owned business enterprise participation when procuring goods and services. This goal is mandated by the state finance law and must be met to receive grant or appropriation money. The requirement applies to all municipalities, including villages, towns, cities, counties, and school districts, as well as entities that subcontract with these municipalities. The goal is in addition to any existing waiver provisions, allowing applicants and recipients to use these waivers as prescribed by the executive law. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7108
- What is the current status of A 7108?
- As of May 2, 2026, A 7108 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 7108 pass?
- Not yet. A 7108 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7108, and where is it now?
- A 7108 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with 6 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 · 260 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7108 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, HYNDMAN, SEAWRIGHT, PEOPLES-STOKES, WALKER, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to a minority and women-owned business enterprise participation goal requirement in order to receive grant or appropriation money The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 4 of the state finance law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 14 to read as follows: 3 14. Any grant or appropriation of money to a municipality or locality 4 by the state for the procurement of goods and services shall require 5 such municipality be in compliance with the goals for minority and 6 women-owned business enterprise participation pursuant to sections three 7 hundred twelve and three hundred thirteen of the executive law. Munici- 8 pality, for purposes of this subdivision, shall mean any village, town, 9 city, county, or school district within the state. Such requirement 10 shall also apply to any entity who subcontracts with a municipality or 11 locality. Nothing in this section shall supersede an applicant's or 12 recipient's ability to use a waiver as prescribed by such sections. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10964-01-5
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