Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 09, 2022 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.583 substituted for s549b |
Feb 28, 2022 |
referred to finance delivered to senate passed assembly |
Feb 17, 2022 |
advanced to third reading cal.426 |
Feb 15, 2022 |
reported |
Feb 11, 2022 |
print number 3954b |
Feb 11, 2022 |
amend (t) and recommit to agriculture |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to agriculture |
Mar 11, 2021 |
print number 3954a |
Mar 11, 2021 |
amend and recommit to agriculture |
Jan 29, 2021 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A3954B
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
THIELE
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2021-A3954 - Details
2021-A3954 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3954 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, the state finance law, and the economic development law, in relation to procurement of local- ly grown farm and food products and codifying the New York state coun- cil on food policy THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "local food, farms, and jobs act". § 2. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 6-A. ESTABLISH A NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON FOOD POLICY. THE PURPOSE OF THE COUNCIL SHALL BE TO FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF A NEW YORK-BASED LOCAL FARM AND FOOD PRODUCT ECONOMY THAT REVITALIZES RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES, PROMOTES HEALTHY EATING WITH ACCESS TO FRESH FOODS, CREATES JOBS, ENSURES A READILY AVAILABLE SUPPLY OF SAFE FOOD IN AN EMERGENCY EVENT, AND SUPPORTS ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH MAKING LOCAL FARM OR FOOD PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TO ALL NEW YORK CITIZENS. (A) THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: (I) TO DEVELOP AND RECOMMEND A FOOD POLICY FOR THE STATE WHICH RECOG- NIZES THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE STATE TO ENSURE THE AVAIL- ABILITY OF AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE, FRESH AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO ITS RESIDENTS; (II) TO DEVELOP AND RECOMMEND STATE POLICIES TO EXPAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, INCLUDING LOCALLY-GROWN AND ORGANICALLY-GROWN FOOD; (III) TO DEVELOP AND RECOMMEND A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATE FOOD POLICY, INCLUDING BENCHMARKS AND CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING STATE FOOD POLICY OBJECTIVES; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04684-01-1
co-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
2021-A3954A - Details
2021-A3954A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3954--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, the state finance law, and the economic development law, in relation to procurement of local- ly grown farm and food products and codifying the New York state coun- cil on food policy THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "local food, farms, and jobs act". § 2. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 6-A. ESTABLISH A NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON FOOD POLICY. THE PURPOSE OF THE COUNCIL SHALL BE TO FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF A NEW YORK-BASED LOCAL FARM AND FOOD PRODUCT ECONOMY THAT REVITALIZES RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES, PROMOTES HEALTHY EATING WITH ACCESS TO FRESH FOODS, CREATES JOBS, ENSURES A READILY AVAILABLE SUPPLY OF SAFE FOOD IN AN EMERGENCY EVENT, AND SUPPORTS ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH MAKING LOCAL FARM OR FOOD PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TO ALL NEW YORK CITIZENS. (A) THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: (I) TO DEVELOP AND RECOMMEND A FOOD POLICY FOR THE STATE WHICH RECOG- NIZES THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE STATE TO ENSURE THE AVAIL- ABILITY OF AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE, FRESH AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO ITS RESIDENTS; (II) TO DEVELOP AND RECOMMEND STATE POLICIES TO EXPAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, INCLUDING LOCALLY-GROWN AND ORGANICALLY-GROWN FOOD; (III) TO DEVELOP AND RECOMMEND A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATE FOOD POLICY, INCLUDING BENCHMARKS AND CRITERIA FOR MEASURING PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING STATE FOOD POLICY OBJECTIVES; (IV) TO OFFER COMMENTS ON STATE REGULATIONS, LEGISLATION AND BUDGET PROPOSALS IN THE AREA OF FOOD POLICY, TO ENSURE A COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE INTER-AGENCY APPROACH TO FOOD POLICY ISSUES;
co-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
Sandy Galef
2021-A3954B (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A3954B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3954--B 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Assem- bly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the economic devel- opment law, in relation to locally grown farm and food products and codifying the New York state council on food policy THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "local food, farms, and jobs act". § 2. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 6-A. ESTABLISH A NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON FOOD POLICY. THE PURPOSE OF THE COUNCIL SHALL BE TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED STATE FOOD POLICIES WITH THE GOAL OF: ENSURING THAT ALL CITIZENS OF THE STATE ARE ABLE TO EAT A HEALTHY DIET AND AVOID FOOD INSECURITY WHILE CONSUMING NEW YORK GROWN AND PRODUCED FOODS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THE COUNCIL SHALL WORK TO: SUPPORT AND FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF A NEW YORK-BASED LOCAL FARM AND FOOD PRODUCT ECONOMY THAT REVITALIZES RURAL, SUBURBAN AND URBAN COMMUNITIES, CREATES JOBS, AND SUPPORTS ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH PROMOT- ING AND DEVELOPING LOCAL FARM AND FOOD BUSINESSES AND THEIR PRODUCTS AND HELPS TO MAKE THEM MORE AVAILABLE TO NEW YORK RESIDENTS; AND PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING THROUGH A PLENTIFUL, ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, SAFE AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD SUPPLY WITH ACCESS TO FRESH AND MINIMALLY PROCESSED FOODS INCLUDING A READILY AVAILABLE SUPPLY OF SUCH FOOD DURING EMERGEN- CIES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04684-06-2 A. 3954--B 2
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