S 5858: Exempts the review of certain contracts from suspension of certain laws during a state disaster emergency.
What S 5858 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to exempt the review of certain contracts from the suspension of laws during a state disaster emergency. This exemption will not be subject to the governor's authority to extend the suspension of laws beyond thirty days. The amendments to the state finance law will take effect immediately, except for the repeal of section 163 of the law, which will remain in effect.
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Last action: REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5858
- What is the current status of S 5858?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5858 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 PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS".
- Did S 5858 pass?
- Not yet. S 5858 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5858, and where is it now?
- S 5858 was authored by Sen. Andrew Gounardes. Its committee of record is Senate Procurement & Contracts. It is filed under STF, alongside 40 other New York STF bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS |
| Mar. 03, 2025 | REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 3, 2025 · 284 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5858 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to exempting the review of certain contracts from suspension of certain laws during a state disaster emergency The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 163 of the state finance law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 16 to read as follows: 3 16. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 4 provisions of this section are not subject to the governor's authority 5 under section twenty-nine-a of the executive law to extend the suspen- 6 sion of laws beyond thirty days. 7 § 2. Section 112 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new 8 subdivision 5 to read as follows: 9 5. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 10 provisions of this section are not subject to the governor's authority 11 under section twenty-nine-a of the executive law to extend the suspen- 12 sion of laws beyond thirty days. 13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 14 the amendments to section 163 of the state finance law made by section 15 one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be 16 deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08372-01-5
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