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Senate bill · S8246 (2025-26)

Relates to campaign contributions by certain vendors

New York State Senate

Latest action Jun 4, 2026

Sponsor: Zellnor Myrie (State Senator, District 20, Democratic)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 20, 2026. About our data

Summary

Relates to campaign contributions by certain vendors for procurement contracts.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the State Finance Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill prohibits vendors from directly or indirectly contributing to a statewide elected official, a candidate for a statewide elected office, or their authorized political committee, during an active government procurement.

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

Where it stands

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Election Law · New York State Assembly

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

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The sponsor's argument

Why Zellnor Myrie says this is needed

In New York, it is legal for a vendor to make a campaign contribution to a Statewide elected official, or a candidate for Statewide elected office during an active procurement. Several states and localities prohibit or limit campaign contributions from individuals or corpo- rations contracting with the State, commonly referred to as "pay-to- play" restrictions. Pay-to-play restrictions are intended to strengthen the integrity of the contracting process and preserve public trust by preventing both the appearance of corruption and actual instances of corruption. When government vendors make contributions to elected officials who have the authority to influence the award of the contract, the public's perception is that the vendor is attempting to unduly influence the outcome of the procurement, regardless of whether this is true, the integrity of the contracting process is tarnished. The need to restrict vendors from making campaign contributions during State procurements is clear, and this bill intends to make it unlawful for a vendor to make a contribution to any Statewide elected official, or candidate for State- wide elected office from the time they engage in a procurement opportu- nity until the final contract award, or for a period after the contract award for the contract recipient.

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.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 4, 2026Result: passed

    (59) (1) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 10, 2025Result: passed

    (19) (0) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passed

    (56) (2) (0) (5)

Full history

  1. Jun 4, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 4, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 4, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1727

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1727

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 4, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

    NY Assembly

Show full history (8 earlier events)
  1. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 10, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 10, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 10, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1788

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1788

    NY Senate

  6. Jun 10, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  7. Jun 10, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

    NY Assembly

  8. May 27, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

    NY Senate

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