Establishes procurement goals for New York state food products purchased by state agencies

Latest action May 5, 2026

Establishes procurement goals that certain percentages of all food and food products purchased by state agencies shall be New York state food products.

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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

Amends the State Finance Law.

Committee

Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Procurement And Contracts · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To establish procurement goals for New York state food products purchased by state agencies.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Procurement And Contracts
Senate Procurement And ContractsMay 5, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 21, 2025Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Procurement And Contracts
Senate Procurement And ContractsMay 13, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Dean Murray, George Borrello and 6 more on Agora

Republican6
Democratic2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Michelle Hinchey says this is needed

In 2013, New York State's Food Metrics law (S.4061/A.5102) established a framework for monitoring food spending by state agencies and tracking the origin of the food they procure. The law tasks the Office of General Services (OGS) and the Department of Agriculture and Markets with setting guidelines for state agencies on local food procurement. Although this law builds the capacity to promote and measure healthy local food procurement for New York State, there are currently no set percentage goals for state agencies to follow. Increasing local food purchasing has the potential to improve the health of New Yorkers and generate new economic output. The establishment of procurement goals for New York State food products purchased by state agencies will incentiv- ize these agencies to strengthen and expand local farm and food econo- mies throughout the state.

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

May 5, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
NY Senate
May 22, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
May 21, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate

Show full history (5 earlier events)

May 21, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 15, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 13, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1010
1ST REPORT CAL.1010
NY Senate
Mar 17, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
NY Senate

About this record

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