Vetoed by the Governor on January 20, 2026; the veto was not overridden. The 2024–2025 session has ended.
2024–2025 Session
Assembly Bill 5042
Requires State entities purchase five percent of goods and services from Central Nonprofit Agency; requires Division of Purchase and Property establish training protocols for all purchasing agents; grants Central Nonprofit Agency right of first refusal.*
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Oct 28
Clinton Calabrese, William B. Sampson IV
Chief co-sponsors from Jan 16, 2025
19 co-sponsors
Alexander Schnall, Luanne M. Peterpaul Esq., Margie Donlon M.D., Reginald W. Atkins, Andrea Katz, Shama A. Haider, Jessica Ramirez, Lisa Swain, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Shavonda E. Sumter, Cleopatra G. Tucker, Cody D. Miller, Tennille R. McCoy, Robert J. Karabinchak, Erik Peterson, Balvir Singh, Roy Freiman, Antwan L. McClellan, Benjie E. Wimberly
In the Senate
Sponsor from Jan 12, 2026
Chief co-sponsor from Jan 12, 2026
Its course
November 14, 2024 to January 20, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action8 actions on 5 days
In the General AssemblyNov 14 to Jan 12424 days
State and Local GovernmentNov 14 to Jan 5417 days
AppropriationsJan 5 to Jan 83 days
In the SenateJan 12 to Jan 120 days
With the GovernorJan 12 to Jan 208 days
After the vetoJan 20 to Jan 20 · stopped0 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading75–0
Passed · Jan 12, 2026
Senate, third reading39–0
Passed · Jan 12, 2026
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jan 5, 2026
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Nov 14 – Jan 12, 2026
- Nov 14Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to State and Local Government
- Jan 5, 2026State and Local Government recommended it as amended
- Sent to Appropriations
- Jan 8, 2026Appropriations recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jan 12, 2026Passed the General Assembly, 75 to 0
In the Senate Jan 12, 2026
- Jan 12, 2026Arrived in the Senate
- Read a second time
- Passed the Senate, 39 to 0, and so both houses
To the Governor Jan 20, 2026
- Jan 20, 2026Vetoed by the Governor