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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 2496: Relates to preferred source status for entities that provide employment to certain persons

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 2496 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to preferred source status for entities that provide employment to certain persons. Primary sponsor: John McDonald (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 19, 2025): TABLED.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Includes entities that provide employment or services to formerly incarcerated persons in the preferred source exemption for purposes of state purchasing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John McDonaldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Scott BendettCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse107
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. TABLED
  2. VETOED MEMO.122
  3. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  4. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  5. PASSED SENATE
  6. 3RD READING CAL.1396
  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR S3257
  8. REFERRED TO RULES
  9. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  10. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  11. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.301
  12. RULES REPORT CAL.301

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source