---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes a construction industry advisory council on public contracting reform"
description: "Establishes a construction industry advisory council on public contracting reform to consider and advise on matters concerning the improvement of the current public works contracting process."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 4323"
citation: "New York S 4323 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["COMRIE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-12-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e11619f-c6a1-4159-a81a-cbe687801585"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S4323"
source_hash: "fb2bb6d7398a6fabbb1b81785ade99a14dcb08afe04992b4cc943fa602d9daeb"
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 4323 (2021-2022) — Establishes a construction industry advisory council on public contracting reform

Establishes a construction industry advisory council on public contracting reform to consider and advise on matters concerning the improvement of the current public works contracting process.

## Version chain

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

1. **S4323** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4323&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S4323A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4323A)
3. **S4323B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4323B)
4. **S4323C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S4323C)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: C — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote - Version: B — **21–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMRIE — primary (person)
- COONEY — cosponsor (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
- MAYER — cosponsor (person)
- RAMOS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** PRINT NUMBER 4323A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-25** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** PRINT NUMBER 4323B `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-07** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1539
- **2021-06-07** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4323C `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-10** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-10** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6232C
- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.663
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-22** SIGNED CHAP.782 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-22** APPROVAL MEMO.137

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e11619f-c6a1-4159-a81a-cbe687801585`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).