# New York S 8394: Establishes the "county of Westchester public works investment act" New York S 8394, Establishes the "county of Westchester public works investment act", is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Andrea Stewart-Cousins (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-11-21 (SIGNED CHAP.573) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8394-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York S 8394 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Establishes the "county of Westchester public works investment act" - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-06-07 - Last action: 2025-11-21, SIGNED CHAP.573 - Sponsor: Andrea Stewart-Cousins (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: RULES, WAYS AND MEANS - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (210 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - County construction workers get wage protections: benefit, medium. Construction under these contracts counts as public work and must follow applicable New York prevailing-wage and worker-safety rules. Federally aided work must also follow applicable federal prevailing-wage rules. Every level of contractor must follow the project labor agreement. Contracts must inc… - County employees keep jobs and pay protections: benefit, medium. Covered county employees cannot lose their jobs or positions because of work under this law. Their non-overtime hours, wages, and benefits cannot be reduced, and existing union agreements and civil service rights remain protected. Existing maintenance and operations duties, and future duties normal… - County contracts support minority and women owners: benefit, low. Contracts must meet applicable state and local participation goals for minority- and women-owned businesses. Federally aided projects must also follow applicable federal disadvantaged-business or minority- and women-owned business requirements. When participation earns numerical proposal points, st… - County projects keep safety and review safeguards: benefit, low. Contracts must require licensed professionals for services covered by Education Law articles 145, 147, and 148. Those professionals must stamp and seal their work where appropriate. Projects must follow New York's environmental review law and federal environmental review rules when federal rules ap… - Westchester contract awards get public scorecards: benefit, low. The county must publicly seek contractor qualifications, create a shortlist, and then request proposals from shortlisted teams. It must choose a qualified, responsible team offering the best value under stated, weighted criteria—not simply the lowest price. Criteria can cover quality, cost, efficie… - Westchester gains a new building contract option: benefit, low. Westchester County's Public Works and Transportation departments can use one contract for both design and construction. This option covers construction, demolition, installation, excavation, rebuilding, rehabilitation, repairs, and renovation at four sites: Labs and Research Building, 10 Dana Road,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Andrea Stewart-Cousins (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-13 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 133 | 0 | | | 2025-06-10 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2025-06-10 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 0 | | ## Actions (11) - 2025-11-21: SIGNED CHAP.573 (Senate) - 2025-11-17: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-06-13: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.732 (House) - 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A6428A (House) - 2025-06-10: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House) - 2025-06-10: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-06-10: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-06-10: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1791 (Senate) - 2025-06-07: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate) ## Bill text - Original, 2025-06-07: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8394) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8394) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8394-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).