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S 6314: 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 S 6314 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to improve the procurement process for minority-owned and women-owned businesses in the state. The Empire State Development Corporation will retain independent MWBE consultant firms to conduct regular reviews of procurement procedures used by state agencies. These reviews will assess the level and training of staff involved in the procurement process and the outreach measures used to work with minority-owned and women-owned businesses. The consultant firms will report their findings and recommendations for improvements to the statewide advocate on a quarterly basis. The bill will take effect 90 days after it becomes a law, but the changes to the procurement process will not affect the repeal of a specific article of the executive law.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6314
- What is the current status of S 6314?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 6314 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 6314 pass?
- Not yet. S 6314 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6314, and where is it now?
- S 6314 was authored by Sen. James Sanders with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Procurement & Contracts.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS |
| Mar. 10, 2025 | REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 10, 2025 · 298 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6314 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, FERNANDEZ, PARKER, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts 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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