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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 596: Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise

Enacted 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 596 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise. Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 19, 2025): APPROVAL MEMO.50.

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Official summary

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

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 4 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle HincheyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Kevin ParkerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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. APPROVAL MEMO.50
  2. SIGNED CHAP.669
  3. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  4. RETURNED TO SENATE
  5. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  6. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.298
  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR A2296
  8. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  10. PASSED SENATE
  11. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  12. 2ND REPORT CAL.

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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