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A 8679: Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of the coordinated construction act for lower Manhattan relating to joint bidding on contracts for public work projects.
What A 8679 does, verified December 13, 2025
The bill amends the Coordinated Construction Act for Lower Manhattan, which was enacted in 2004 and later amended in 2024. The amendment extends the effectiveness of the act, making it take immediate effect and expire on December 31, 2026. This change allows the act to continue guiding construction projects in Lower Manhattan for an additional year. The bill also makes other provisions effective immediately.
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Last action: signed chap.628 (2025-12-12)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8679
- What is the current status of A 8679?
- As of December 13, 2025, A 8679 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on December 12, 2025, was "signed chap.628".
- Did A 8679 pass?
- Yes. A 8679 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action December 12, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote A 8679, and where is it now?
- A 8679 was authored by Asm. Patrick Burke.
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| Dec. 12, 2025 | signed chap.628 |
| Dec. 08, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1941 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 28, 2025 · 161 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8679 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the Coordinated Construction Act for Lower Manhattan, in relation to extending the effectiveness thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 5 of chapter 259 of the laws of 2004, constituting 2 the Coordinated Construction Act for Lower Manhattan, as amended by 3 chapter 413 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 4 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 5 deemed repealed December 31, [2025] 2026. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13264-01-5
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