Bill > A723

Introduced Session

This bill would modify the eligibility criteria for a business to qualify as a minority-owned or women-owned business under State law. The bill specifies that an otherwise eligible minority-owned or women-owned business engaged in the procurement of materials and supplies will be eligible for certification although the business is not involved in the production or movement of inventory on hand, as long as the business: (1) places an order for a product with a distributor or manufacturer; (2) takes possession of the materials or supplies in the order by payment; (3) assumes the risk of ownership of the materials or supplies; and (4) causes the product, materials, or supplies to be shipped to a customer.

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Gordon Johnson (D)*,  Angela Mcknight (D)*,  Cleopatra Tucker (D)*,  Benjie Wimberly (D)*,  Linda Carter (D),  Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D),  Herbert Conaway (D),  Mila Jasey (D),  Angelica Jimenez (D),  Yvonne Lopez (D),  John McKeon (D),  Pedro Mejia (D),  Nancy Pinkin (D),  Eliana Pintor Marin (D),  Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D),  Shanique Speight (D),  Britnee Timberlake (D),  Chris Tully (D),  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D), 

Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee (on 06/30/2020)

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