---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the requirements of the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development"
description: "Relates to the requirements of the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development; requires the number of new certifications and recertifications including the basis for any denials be included in the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 7222"
citation: "New York A 7222 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-21"
last_action: "2025-12-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e9a13da-7f20-4b2a-b220-8d64b4125c76"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7222"
source_hash: "4a9f0f1e4f09c50942da20d5aa03277839e2b6abfb3aeac006f449ab182a3102"
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 7222 (2025-2026) — Relates to the requirements of the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development

Relates to the requirements of the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development; requires the number of new certifications and recertifications including the basis for any denials be included in the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7222** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7222&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn — primary (person)
- Jen Lunsford — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Otis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-21** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-27** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-10** REPORTED
- **2025-06-10** RULES REPORT CAL.577
- **2025-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.577
- **2025-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-06-10** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-06-10** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-13** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8393
- **2025-06-13** 3RD READING CAL.2026
- **2025-06-13** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-13** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-12-08** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-19** SIGNED CHAP.661 `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-19** APPROVAL MEMO.42

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e9a13da-7f20-4b2a-b220-8d64b4125c76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).