A 7111: Authorizes the empire state development corporation to retain an independent MWBE consultant firm for the purpose of helping reduce contractor violations of the provisions of article 15-A of the executive law; requires contractors in violation of the provisions of article 15-A of the executive law to retain independent monitors to oversee compliance.
What A 7111 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to improve the implementation of Article 15-A of the executive law, which deals with the requirements for contractors working on state-funded projects. The Empire State Development Corporation will be required to retain one or more independent Minority/Women's Business Enterprise (MWBE) consultant firms to help reduce contractor violations of the provisions in Article 15-A. Contractors found to be in violation will be required to retain an independent monitor to oversee their compliance with the article's provisions. The monitor will examine the circumstances surrounding the violation, assist the contractor in rectifying the issue, and implement a remedial action plan. The monitor will also provide regular reports on the contractor's compliance and progress to the assigned MWBE contractor. The amendments will take effect on the 90th day after the bill becomes law, and the…
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Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7111
- What is the current status of A 7111?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7111 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 7111 pass?
- Not yet. A 7111 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7111, and where is it now?
- A 7111 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations. It is filed under EXC, alongside 143 other New York EXC bills this session.
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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 · 383 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7111 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- 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 for the purpose of helping reduce contractor violations of the provisions of article 15-A of the executive law and requiring contractors in violation of the provisions of article 15-A of the executive law to retain independent monitors to oversee compli- ance The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 315 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 8 to read as follows: 3 8. The empire state development corporation shall retain one or more 4 independent MWBE consultant firms for the purpose of helping reduce 5 contractor violations of the provisions of this article. Any contractor 6 found by the director to be in violation of the provisions of this arti- 7 cle shall be required by the director to retain an independent monitor 8 who shall examine the circumstances under which a contractor's violation 9 or violations occurred, assist the contractor in rectifying its 10 violations, implement any remedial action plan as described in subdivi- 11 sions six and seven of this section, and, until such time as the 12 contractor is no longer in violation of the provisions of this article, 13 operate as an independent monitor to oversee the contractor's compliance 14 with its obligations under this article. The contractor's monitor shall 15 provide regular reports concerning the contractor's compliance and 16 progress to the MWBE contractor assigned to review the contractor. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 18 have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to section 315 19 of the executive law made by section one of this act shall not affect 20 the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03834-01-5
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