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Int 1379-2016

Prohibiting discrimination in public contracting.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Contractsintroduced 2016-11-29Local Law 2017/223

Enacted as Local Law 2017/223.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2016-11-29Passed: 2017-12-01Enacted: 2017-12-01

Summary

This bill would make it unlawful for a city agency to deny any person a public contracting opportunity because of their actual or perceived race, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or alienage or citizenship status.

Committee on ContractsProcurement Policy Board, review of City procurement policies and procedures, oversight over government contracts, Mayor's Office of Contract Services and collection agency contracts.

How it compares

22% of similar bills passed

11 passed · 39 died

This bill: 330 days in committee

Similar bills: median 646 days · 69 days when passed

Sponsors (11)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2016-11-29 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2016-11-29 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-04-27 · Committee on Contracts
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2017-04-27 · Committee on Contracts
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-10-26 · Committee on Contracts
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2017-10-26 · Committee on Contracts
ActionAmended by Committee
2017-10-26 · Committee on Contracts
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2017-10-26 · Committee on Contracts
AdvancedApproved by Council
2017-10-31 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2017-10-31 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2017-11-20 · Mayor
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2017-12-01 · City Council

Votes (6)

Aye (4)
Helen K. RosenthalCosta G. ConstantinidesI. Daneek MillerCorey D. Johnson
Absent (2)
Peter A. KooChaim M. Deutsch

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2017-10-31 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Contracts · 2017-10-26 · 10:30 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
Committee on Contracts · 2017-04-27 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
City Council · 2016-11-29 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (17)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 6 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new section 6-129.1 to read as follows: � 6-129.1 Nondiscrimination in public contracting. a. For purposes of this section, the term "contract" means any agreement, purchase order or other instrument whereby the city is committed to expend or does expend funds in return for goods, services or construction. b. It is unlawful for an agency to deny a contract because of the actual or perceived race, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or alienage or citizenship status of the owners of the bidder or proposer. c. This section does not prohibit any agency from giving preference in the award of a contract to bidders or proposers owned by persons protected by the provisions of this section, when such preference is required or permitted by any law or regulation of the United States, the state of New York or the city of New York. d. A bidder or proposer who believes that a violation of the requirements of this section has occurred may protest an agency determination pursuant to the rules of the procurement policy board. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. ENB/ARP LS # 8475 10/17/17 - 2 -