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S 7638 NY
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Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who complies with certain standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Apr 24, 2025

Latest action (Jun 3, 2026) SUBSTITUTED BY A8091B

Summary

Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who fulfills certain values based procurement standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder and when the bidder makes publicly available data on where such bidder sources their food items; sets forth the criteria for values based procurement standards to include local economies, environmental resilience, racial equity, valued workforce, valued agricultural sector, animal welfare, and nutrition.

Sponsor (1)

19 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (20)

  1. Apr 24, 2025 REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS · upper
  2. May 22, 2025 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS · upper
  3. May 22, 2025 PRINT NUMBER 7638A · upper
  4. May 28, 2025 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
  5. Jun 11, 2025 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  6. Jun 11, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1836 · upper
  7. Jun 11, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  8. Jun 11, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  9. Jun 11, 2025 REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · lower
  10. Jun 17, 2025 SUBSTITUTED FOR A8091A · lower
  11. Jun 17, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.873 · lower
  12. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  13. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  14. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS · upper
  15. Jan 8, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS · upper
  16. Jan 8, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 7638B · upper
  17. May 5, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
  18. Jun 3, 2026 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  19. Jun 3, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1628 · upper
  20. Jun 3, 2026 SUBSTITUTED BY A8091B · upper

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