Do you support this bill?

Assembly Bill A3321

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring alcoholic beverages sold at retail for off-premises consumption include a calorie content value label

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

co-Sponsors

2019-A3321 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§105 & 107-a, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9044
2017-2018: A3846

2019-A3321 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires alcoholic beverages sold at retail for off-premises consumption include a calorie content value label.

2019-A3321 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3321
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, NORRIS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
   requiring alcoholic beverages sold at retail for off-premises consump-
   tion include a calorie content value label

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 105  of  the  alcoholic  beverage  control  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 24 to read as follows:
   24.  NO  RETAIL  LICENSEE  FOR OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION SHALL SELL ANY
 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE WITHOUT A CALORIE CONTENT VALUE LABEL AFFIXED  TO  OR
 IMPRINTED  UPON  THE  CONTAINER  OF  SUCH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PURSUANT TO
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVEN-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. Section 107-a of the alcoholic beverage control law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. (A) NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SHALL BE OFFERED FOR SALE FOR OFF-PREMIS-
 ES CONSUMPTION UNLESS THERE IS A CALORIE CONTENT VALUE LABEL AFFIXED  TO
 OR  IMPRINTED  UPON THE CONTAINER OF SUCH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN THE FORM
 AND WITH THE CONTENT REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH CALORIE  CONTENT
 VALUE  SHALL  BE LISTED CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY ON THE BOTTLE, CAN, OR
 OTHER SUCH CONTAINER OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN A FONT AND FORMAT THAT
 IS AT LEAST AS PROMINENT, IN SIZE AND APPEARANCE, AS THAT USED  TO  POST
 THE  ALCOHOL  CONTENT  OF  SUCH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, "CALORIE CONTENT VALUE" MEANS THE NUMBER OF CALORIES IN  AN
 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN THE SIZE AND PORTION NORMALLY OFFERED FOR SALE, AS
 DETERMINED PURSUANT TO A METHOD THAT COMPLIES WITH PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   (B) CALORIE CONTENT VALUES REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE BASED
 UPON  A  VERIFIABLE ANALYSIS OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, WHICH MAY INCLUDE
 THE USE OF NUTRIENT DATABASES, LABORATORY  TESTING,  OR  OTHER  RELIABLE
 METHODS  OF  ANALYSIS,  AND SHALL BE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST TEN CALORIES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.