Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 17, 2014 |
tabled vetoed memo.547 |
Dec 05, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 16, 2014 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1404 substituted for s7037 |
Jun 16, 2014 |
substituted by a9118 ordered to third reading cal.1404 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Apr 21, 2014 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S7037
Vetoed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9118 - Vetoed 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S7037 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S7037 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7037 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to federal food safety compliance assistance PURPOSE: This bill establishes a Federal Food Safety Compliance Program in New York State to assist farmers in complying with changes in federal food safety regulations. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 16 of the Agriculture and Markets Law by adding a new Subdivision 45. This subdivision authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Markets to establish a Federal Food Safety Compliance Assistance Program. This program will support and assist farmers in complying with federal food safety rules. It will also identify sources of funding to help farmers pay for capital projects that are required to comply with federal food safety rules. Section 2 provides the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: In 2010, the federal government enacted the Food Safety Modernization
2013-S7037 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7037 I N S E N A T E April 21, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to federal food safety compliance assistance THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 45 to read as follows: 45. ESTABLISH A FEDERAL FOOD SAFETY COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT FARMERS IN COMPLYING WITH FEDERAL FOOD SAFETY RULES. UNDER SUCH PROGRAM THE DEPARTMENT SHALL FORM PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, AND OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE SUCH SUPPORT AND SHALL ASSIST SUCH PARTNERS IN SEEKING FEDERAL AND PRIVATE SOURCES OF FUNDS FOR SUCH PROGRAM ASSISTANCE. THE PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND REFERRALS TO HELP SUCH FARMERS IN DEVELOPING OR MODIFYING FARMING, FOOD PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING PRAC- TICES TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT FEDERAL FOOD SAFETY REQUIRE- MENTS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSULT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO IDENTIFY SOURCES OF FUNDING TO ASSIST FARMERS THAT MAY NEED TO INITIATE CAPITAL PROJECTS TO COMPLY WITH CHANGES IN FEDERAL FOOD SAFETY RULES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14451-01-4
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