# New York A 7235: Establishes expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small and minority and women-owned business enterprises

New York A 7235, Establishes expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small and minority and women-owned business enterprises, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2025-12-12 (TABLED) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 7235
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small and minority and women-owned business enterprises
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-21
- Last action: 2025-12-12, TABLED
- Sponsor: Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, WAYS AND MEANS, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (199 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Lunsford (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe DeStefano (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith Brown (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-06 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 140 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-12-12: TABLED (House)
- 2025-12-12: VETOED MEMO.105 (House)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-06-11: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: 3RD READING CAL.1009 (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: SUBSTITUTED FOR S6315 (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-06: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-06: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.450 (House)
- 2025-06-06: RULES REPORT CAL.450 (House)
- 2025-06-06: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-06-04: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-05-27: REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-03-21: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (House)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-03-21: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A7235)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A7235)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A7235-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).