# New York S 596: Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise

New York S 596, Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Michelle Hinchey (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (APPROVAL MEMO.50) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 596
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-12-19, APPROVAL MEMO.50
- Sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS, GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (210 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Recertification help for minority- and women-owned businesses: benefit, low. The law helps qualifying New York minority- and women-owned businesses renew an expired certification. It presumes they meet ownership and control requirements, though that presumption can be challenged and does not guarantee approval. Ownership must be unchanged, with no major change in the busine…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dean Murray (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Cooney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin S. Parker (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pamela Helming (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 146 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 57 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | committee | Procurement And Contracts Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-12-19: APPROVAL MEMO.50 (Senate)
- 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.669 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-05-29: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-05-29: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.298 (House)
- 2025-05-29: SUBSTITUTED FOR A2296 (House)
- 2025-05-13: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (House)
- 2025-05-13: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: 1ST REPORT CAL.555 (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-02: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S596)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S596)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S596-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).