---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to assisting contractors to identify minority group members and women for hiring opportunities"
description: "Assists contractors in identifying minority group members and women who are participating in apprenticeship agreements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 1215"
citation: "New York S 1215 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BENJAMIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-08"
last_action: "2021-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c98c1e11-c52d-43e9-a32d-656a8ed0e225"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S1215"
source_hash: "c38873bcee93d4d52dbc897115f70955a1a24370ae627a6207b29c9a8cec0038"
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 S 1215 (2021-2022) — Relates to assisting contractors to identify minority group members and women for hiring opportunities

Assists contractors in identifying minority group members and women who are participating in apprenticeship agreements.

## Version chain

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

1. **S1215** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1215&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower
- Procurement And Contracts Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BENJAMIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08** REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** 1ST REPORT CAL.299
- **2021-02-09** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-02-10** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-03-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-03-10** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-03-10** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7498
- **2021-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.380
- **2021-06-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-12-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-31** SIGNED CHAP.825 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c98c1e11-c52d-43e9-a32d-656a8ed0e225`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).