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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5491: Relates to providing for prompt payment by contractors receiving public funds of amounts owed to small businesses and minority-owned business enterprises

In committee Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 5491 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to providing for prompt payment by contractors receiving public funds of amounts owed to small businesses and minority-owned business enterprises. Primary sponsor: Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

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.

Requires contractors receiving public funds to pay amounts owed to small businesses and minority-owned business enterprises within 10 days of receipt of an undisputed invoice generated by a small business, minority-owned business enterprise or vendor management service and managed service provider on behalf of the small business or minority-owned business enterprise.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Misha NovakhovCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse45
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71

“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. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  2. PRINT NUMBER 5491B
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  4. PRINT NUMBER 5491A
  5. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  6. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sources

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