---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends certain provisions of the general municipal law, relating to granting localities greater contract flexibility to authorize shared purchasing"
description: "Extends certain provisions of the general municipal law, relating to granting localities greater contract flexibility and cost savings by permitting certain shared purchasing among political subdivisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 2580"
citation: "New York A 2580 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["THIELE"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc0841e1-1893-40a6-973e-6a1670c9e816"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A2580"
source_hash: "57adf075c7ecabddbb480b30c81b7bb264005e73c90a3759b882dfd96c214307"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 2580 (2021-2022) — Extends certain provisions of the general municipal law, relating to granting localities greater contract flexibility to authorize shared purchasing

Extends certain provisions of the general municipal law, relating to granting localities greater contract flexibility and cost savings by permitting certain shared purchasing among political subdivisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A2580** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A2580&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- THIELE — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-19** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** REPORTED
- **2021-03-24** RULES REPORT CAL.44
- **2021-03-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.44
- **2021-03-24** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-03-24** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-03-24** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1090
- **2021-03-30** 3RD READING CAL.157
- **2021-03-30** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-03-30** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-04-01** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-06** SIGNED CHAP.95 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc0841e1-1893-40a6-973e-6a1670c9e816`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).