S5756 • 2025

Creates a transparency database for contracted not-for-profit organizations

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Cordell Cleare
Last action: 2026-05-05
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Creates a transparency database for contracted not-for-profit organizations

Creates a transparency database for contracted not-for-profit organizations Creates a transparency database for contracted not-for-profit organizations; provides such database will include those that are in the process of being approved for contracts, that have received certificates of approval, are approved for contracts, have received renewal contracts, or have been the recipient of fully-executed contracts with the state of New York.

What This Bill Does

Creates a transparency database for contracted not-for-profit organizations Creates a transparency database for contracted not-for-profit organizations; provides such database will include those that are in the process of being approved for contracts, that have received certificates of approval, are approved for contracts, have received renewal contracts, or have been the recipient of fully-executed contracts with the state of New York.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-05-05 Senate
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2026-04-28 Senate
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
2026-04-28 Senate
PRINT NUMBER 5756A
2026-01-07 Senate
REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
2025-05-13 Senate
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2025-02-28 Senate
REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

Official Summary Text

Creates a transparency database for contracted not-for-profit organizations
Creates a transparency database for contracted not-for-profit organizations; provides such database will include those that are in the process of being approved for contracts, that have received certificates of approval, are approved for contracts, have received renewal contracts, or have been the recipient of fully-executed contracts with the state of New York.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          5756

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    February 28, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts

        AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to creating a  trans-
          parency database for contracted not-for-profit organizations

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. The state finance law is amended to add a new section  179-
     2  ff to read as follows:
     3    § 179-FF. NOT-FOR-PROFIT TRANSPARENCY DATABASE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
     4  PROMOTING  TRANSPARENCY,  ACCOUNTABILITY,  AND ACCESSIBILITY, A DATABASE
     5  SHALL BE CREATED BY THE STATE COMPTROLLER THAT SHALL INCLUDE A  LIST  OF
     6  NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION
     7  ONE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-NINE-Q OF THIS ARTICLE, THAT ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
     8  BEING  APPROVED  FOR  CONTRACTS,  THAT  HAVE  RECEIVED  CERTIFICATES  OF
     9  APPROVAL,  ARE  APPROVED FOR CONTRACTS, HAVE RECEIVED RENEWAL CONTRACTS,
    10  OR HAVE BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF FULLY-EXECUTED CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE OF
    11  NEW YORK.
    12    2. (A) THE DATABASE SHALL BE MADE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AND AT  A  MINI-
    13  MUM,  BE SEARCHABLE BY YEAR, CATEGORY OF ISSUE AREA, LOCATION, INCLUDING
    14  SENATE AND ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS RESPECTIVELY, AND  BY  ORGANIZATION  NAME.
    15  THE  COMPTROLLER  MAY,  AT  THEIR  DISCRETION, ADD ADDITIONAL SEARCHABLE
    16  CRITERIA BUT SHALL AT NO TIME REMOVE  THE  CRITERIA  DESCRIBED  IN  THIS
    17  SUBDIVISION.
    18    (B) THE DATABASE SHALL INCLUDE, FOR EACH ENTRY, A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
    19  EACH CONTRACT'S PURPOSE.
    20    3.  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER SHALL AT ALL TIMES KEEP THE DATABASE UP TO
    21  DATE, IN WORKING CONDITION, AND  SHALL  MAKE  SUFFICIENT  ALLOCATION  AS
    22  APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE DATABASE.
    23    4.  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY RELEVANT
    24  STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS, AS APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING THE OFFICE  OF

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09286-01-5
        S. 5756                             2

     1  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL, TO COLLECT AND KEEP UP TO DATE ALL DATA RELEVANT
     2  FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH DATABASE.
     3    5. THE DATABASE SHALL BE MADE OPERATIONAL AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
     4  NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX.
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.