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Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Oct 15, 2014 |
signed chap.401 |
| Oct 09, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
| Jun 11, 2014 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.183 substituted for a8994 |
| May 07, 2014 |
referred to governmental operations |
| May 06, 2014 |
delivered to assembly passed senate |
| May 05, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
| Apr 30, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
| Apr 29, 2014 |
1st report cal.433 |
| Feb 28, 2014 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S6695
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2013-S6695 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8994
- Law Section:
- State Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §89, State L
2013-S6695 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6695
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state law, in relation to the
designation of yogurt as the state snack
PURPOSE: To designate yogurt as the official state snack of New York
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the State Law by adding a new section 89 to designate
yogurt as the official snack of the State of New York.
Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION: Yogurt is a healthy food that tastes great and is a
good source of protein, calcium, vitamin B-2, B-12, potassium and
magnesium, all nutrients that are an important part of a good diet.
Yogurt is also an important economic driver across our state; in fact
New York is now the number one processor of yogurt in the country.
Increasing demand for milk, the primary component in yogurt, has
helped to support and grow our dairy industry and provide important
economic growth to our rural communities. New York is now fifth in the
nation in milk production, producing over 13 billion pounds in 2012,
in part fueled by the demand from yogurt processors.
Both from a health standpoint and economic standpoint, yogurt is
2013-S6695 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6695
I N S E N A T E
February 28, 2014
___________
Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and
Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to the designation of yogurt
as the state snack
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 89 to read
as follows:
S 89. STATE SNACK. YOGURT SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL SNACK OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14184-01-4
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