Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise
Summary
Provides a rebuttable presumption relating to recertification as a minority and women-owned business enterprise if there is no change in the ownership of the enterprise and no material change in the nature or management of the enterprise from the time of approval of the previous minority and women-owned business enterprise certification.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Dec 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Dec 19, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2025 · Assembly May 29, 2025
How they voted
57–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 62
May 13, 2025
D
Democratic40
90% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Dec 19, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.669
upper
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michelle Hinchey
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Dean Murray
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Jeremy Cooney
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Kevin Parker
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Nathalia Fernández
DDemocratic
Co
Pam Helming
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
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