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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7638: 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

Passed one chamber 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 7638 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A8091B.

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Official summary

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

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Working Families 10 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle HincheyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Jamaal BaileyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate36
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Kevin ParkerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Sean RyanCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
James SandersCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
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. SUBSTITUTED BY A8091B
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1628
  3. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  4. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  5. PRINT NUMBER 7638B
  6. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
  7. REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.873
  11. SUBSTITUTED FOR A8091A
  12. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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