New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Assembly

A8091 — 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

Last action — Passed Senate

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced April 25, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill allows qualified food bidders with certain standards to win contracts even if bids are slightly higher.

This legislation permits awarding food purchase contracts to bidders meeting specific values-based standards, as long as their bid is within 10% of the lowest bid. Eligible criteria include local economy support, environmental resilience, and nutrition.

What this means for you
  • Environment: This supports environmentally sustainable practices in food sourcing, potentially benefiting local ecosystems.
  • Small Business: This means small food businesses that meet the standards may have a better chance to compete for contracts.

Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  2. PASSED SENATE

  3. 3RD READING CAL.1628

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S7638B

  5. REFERRED TO RULES

  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8091B

  9. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.204

  10. SUBSTITUTED BY S7638A

  11. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.873

  12. RULES REPORT CAL.873

  13. REPORTED

  14. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  15. REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  16. PRINT NUMBER 8091A

  17. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

  18. REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

environment labor agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does A8091 do?
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.
Who sponsors A8091?
A8091 is sponsored by Crystal Peoples-Stokes.
What is the current status of A8091?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced April 25, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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