New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A7300: Relates to establishing expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small business enterprises
Status: In committee, June 3, 2026
Relates to establishing expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small business enterprises where there is privity of contract between a small business enterprise and a subcontractor or contractor working on an authority public works contract.
What the bill says
An act to amend the executive law, the state finance law and the public authorities law, in relation to establishing expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small business enterprises.
From the amended text, January 15, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the executive law, the state finance law and the public authorities law, in relation to establishing expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small business enterprises THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 4 of section 311 of the executive law, as added by chapter 96 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: (e) identify and establish mentorship opportunities and other business development programs to increase capacity and better prepare MWBEs for bidding on contracts with state agencies upon successful completion of the mentorship opportunity. Such mentorship opportunities shall be intended to ensure that mentor and mentee are connected based on a commercially useful function. MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES SHALL ALSO BE IDENTIFIED AND ESTABLISHED IN INSTANCES WHERE THERE IS PRIVITY OF CONTRACT BETWEEN A SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND A SUBCONTRACTOR OR CONTRACTOR WORKING ON A STATE CONTRACT. § 2. Subdivision 2-a of section 313 of the executive law is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows: (K) ENCOURAGE MENTOR-PROTEGE RELATIONSHIPS AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, BETWEEN A SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND A STATE AGENCY WHERE THERE IS PRIVITY OF CONTRACT BETWEEN A SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND A SUBCONTRACTOR …
Sponsors
- Hermelyn, Rodneyse Bichotte (I, 42) · primary sponsor
- Jennifer Lunsford (D, 135)
- Demond Meeks (D, 137)
- Judy Griffin (D, 21)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO RULES
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.397
- : RULES REPORT CAL.397
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : PRINT NUMBER 7300A
- : AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Votes
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 3, 2026): 31 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 3, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (June 3, 2026): 140 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Executive Law
Common questions
- What is A7300?
- A7300 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to establishing expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small business enterprises.
- What does A7300 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the executive law, the state finance law and the public authorities law, in relation to establishing expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small business enterprises.
- What is the status of A7300?
- In committee as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO RULES (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored A7300?
- Hermelyn, Rodneyse Bichotte (I, 42), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A7300?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7300
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