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S 6515: Requires a separate section in the annual report of the director of the division of minority and women's business development detailing every instance of an entity fraudulently representing itself as a minority and women-owned business enterprise when it was not.
What S 6515 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed legislation aims to improve the participation of minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) in state contracts. It requires each contracting agency to report on the level of MWBE participation in their contracts and activities to promote employment and increase participation by certified businesses. The report must also detail any instances of entities fraudulently representing themselves as MWBEs. The comptroller will assist in collecting information on certified business participation. The report can recommend new activities and programs to achieve the purposes of the law. The proposed changes take effect immediately, but the amendments to the executive law made by this act are deemed repealed upon the repeal of the original section.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6515
- What is the current status of S 6515?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6515 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 6515 pass?
- Not yet. S 6515 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6515, and where is it now?
- S 6515 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Procurement & Contracts.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS |
| Mar. 17, 2025 | REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 17, 2025 · 353 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6515 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 17, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 requiring reporting on fraud regarding minority and women-owned business enterprises The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 3 of section 311 of the execu- 2 tive law, as amended by chapter 55 of the laws of 1992, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (e) on January first of each year report to the governor and the 5 chairpersons of the senate finance and assembly ways and means commit- 6 tees on the level of minority and women-owned business enterprises 7 participating in each agency's contracts for goods and services and on 8 activities of the office and effort by each contracting agency to 9 promote employment of minority group members and women, and to promote 10 and increase participation by certified businesses with respect to state 11 contracts and subcontracts so as to facilitate the award of a fair share 12 of state contracts to such businesses. The comptroller shall assist the 13 division in collecting information on the participation of certified 14 business for each contracting agency. Such report may recommend new 15 activities and programs to effectuate the purposes of this article. Such 16 report shall include a separate section detailing every instance of an 17 entity fraudulently representing itself as a minority and women-owned 18 business enterprise when it was not; 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however that 20 the amendments to section 311 of the executive law made by section one 21 of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be 22 deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10974-01-5
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