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NY State Legislature · S596-2025 · Signed by Governor

Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise

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Officially: “Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise Read the full text

Senate

What it does

Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise if there is no change in the ownership of the enterprise and no material change in the nature or management of the enterprise from the time of approval of the previous minority and women-owned business enterprise certification.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS · Jan 8, 2025

Senate

1ST REPORT CAL.555 · Mar 18, 2025

Senate

2ND REPORT CAL. · Mar 19, 2025

Senate

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · Mar 20, 2025

Senate

PASSED SENATE · May 13, 2025

Senate

DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · May 13, 2025

Senate

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS · May 13, 2025

Assembly

SUBSTITUTED FOR A2296 · May 29, 2025

Assembly

ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.298 · May 29, 2025

Assembly

PASSED ASSEMBLY · May 29, 2025

Assembly

RETURNED TO SENATE · May 29, 2025

Assembly

DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Dec 8, 2025

Senate

SIGNED CHAP.669 · Dec 19, 2025

Senate

APPROVAL MEMO.50 · Dec 19, 2025

Senate

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Michelle HincheyJeremy CooneyNathalia FernandezPamela HelmingDean MurrayKevin S. ParkerLea Webb

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2025-05-13 · EXC 5, AYE 57
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-03-18 · AYEWR 1, AYE 6
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.

Who is lobbying on this

CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC.via CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC.
3 filings
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF NEW YORK, INC.via AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES OF NEW YORK, INC.
1 filing
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF NEW YORK STATE, LLC.via ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF NEW YORK STATE, LLC.
1 filing
EASTERN CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.via PARK STRATEGIES, LLC
1 filing
The New York City District Council of Carpentersvia Cordo & Company, LLC
1 filing
The New York City District Council of Carpentersvia The New York City District Council of Carpenters
1 filing
From 8 filings in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
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