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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1255: Relates to purchasing restrictions on persons boycotting Israel and the investment of certain public funds in companies boycotting Israel

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

S 1255 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to purchasing restrictions on persons boycotting Israel and the investment of certain public funds in companies boycotting Israel. Primary sponsor: Joe Addabbo (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS.

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.

Relates to purchasing restrictions on persons boycotting Israel and the investment of certain public funds in companies boycotting Israel; requires the commissioner of general services to compile a list of companies boycotting Israel; establishes that such companies will be considered non-responsive bidders.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe AddabboPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5

“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 PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
  2. REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

Sources

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