Prohibits confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions from inclusion in certain contracts entered into by the state or a municipality

Latest action Feb 5, 2026

Prohibits confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions from inclusion in contracts pertaining to economic development, entered into by the state or a municipality or any party negotiating on behalf of such governmental entity.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A409, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Corporations, Authorities and Commissions · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · New York State Senate, Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To ensure that private parties do not bind state officials with nondis- closure provisions in negotiations and contracts, ensuring proper public review.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 4, 2026Result: passed
(62) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Senate Corporations, Authorities And CommissionsJan 20, 2026Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 25, 2025Result: passed
(61) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Senate Corporations, Authorities And CommissionsFeb 11, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Andrew Hevesi, Anna Kelles and 12 more on Agora

Democratic13
Republican1

Show all 14 on Agora

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Michael Gianaris says this is needed

Government entities negotiating away billions of taxpayer dollars in secret is an affront to democracy and cannot be allowed. Taxpayers deserve transparency when their state and local governments are spending money on economic development deals. This legislation prohibits secrecy around those deals, prohibiting the state, municipalities, state and local agencies, and public authorities from entering into non-disclosure agreements around competitive bids.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Feb 5, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Feb 4, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 4, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jan 27, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Jan 20, 2026
1ST Report CAL.118
1ST REPORT CAL.118
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Feb 25, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Feb 24, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 12, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
1ST Report CAL.313
1ST REPORT CAL.313
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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Source: From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 29, 2026. About our data

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