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Senate bill · S8385 (2025-26)

Relates to establishing protest procedures on contracts rewarded by state agencies

Latest action Jun 4, 2026

New York State Senate

Sponsor

Leroy Comrie

State Senator, District 14 · Democratic

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Summary

Relates to establishing protest procedures on contracts rewarded by state agencies and how such protests may be resolved.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the State Finance Law.

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

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill would require all state agencies and public authorities to provide bidders and interested parties with the opportunity to protest a contract award.

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

Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly

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

The sponsor's argument

Why Leroy Comrie says this is needed

While many State agencies currently provide bidders and interested parties with a process to object to a contract award, they are not required to do so. This bill would require all State agencies and public authorities to establish protest procedures, that meet minimum require- ments, and to provide notice of those procedures in solicitation docu- ments. The State procurement process is intended to facilitate each procuring entity's mission while protecting the interests of the State and its taxpayers and promoting fairness in the contracting process. Requiring State agencies and public authorities to establish protest procedures will provide bidders and interested parties a fair and clear process to object a contract award and provides an opportunity for bidders and interested parties to express any concerns with the bid or award proc- ess.

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

    (60) (0) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 12, 2025Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 12, 2025Result: passed

    (59) (0) (0) (4)

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.1731

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1731

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 4, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    NY Assembly

Show full history (7 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 12, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 12, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1933

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1933

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 12, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  6. Jun 12, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    NY Assembly

  7. Jun 6, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate