NY State Senate Bill 2019-S1206

Senate Bill S1206

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires restaurants that offer online delivery services to post their most recent sanitary inspection grade on their website

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020	referred to cities
Mar 12, 2019	reported and committed to health
Jan 11, 2019	referred to cities

Votes

- Mar 12, 2019 - Committee Vote
  S1206
  
  5
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Committee Vote: Mar 12, 2019
      
      aye (5)
      
      Funke
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Ramos
      
      nay (1)
      
      Lanza
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Comrie

2019-S1206 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A666
Current Committee:: Senate Cities
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Add §17-195.1, NYC Ad Cd; add §139-e, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S8729, A8855
2021-2022: S6239, A3640
2023-2024: S509, A28

2019-S1206 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires restaurants that offer online delivery services to post their most recent sanitary inspection grade on their website and/or any internet-based food delivery service websites where consumers can order from such food service establishment.

2019-S1206 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1206

SPONSOR: RITCHIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the
general municipal law, in relation to requiring restaurants that offer
online delivery services to post their most recent sanitary inspection
letter grade on their website

 
PURPOSE:

This bill will allow customers who order food online to view the food
service establishment's sanitary inspection grade.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends the administrative code of the city of New York by
adding a new section 17195.1.

Section two amends the general municipal law by adding new section

139-e.

Section three sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

A number of counties in New York State require restaurants and food
service establishments to conspicuously post their most recent health
department sanitary inspection grade. These inspection grades give
consumers an easy way of knowing which establishments are deemed to be
clean and follow rules set forth by the health department on food handl-
ing, the temperature of food, personal hygiene of employees and vermin
control.

Counties which require this transparency can better empower consumers by
requiring that these same inspection grades are conspicuously posted on
the restaurant websites and any online food delivery websites in which
they participate. Consumers have a right to this information, and it
should be readily available to them whether they choose to do business
with the establishment in person or order online.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: S.8729C/A.8855E.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law.

2019-S1206 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1206
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and  the
   general municipal law, in relation to requiring restaurants that offer
   online delivery services to post their most recent sanitary inspection
   letter grade on their website
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
 by adding a new section 17-195.1 to read as follows:
   §  17-195.1  POSTING  OF  SANITARY  INSPECTION  GRADE.  A. DEFINITION.
 "INTERNET-BASED FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE  PROVIDER"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  FOOD
 SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENT AS DEFINED IN SECTION 81.03 OF THE HEALTH CODE OF
 THE CITY OF NEW YORK THAT ACCEPTS FOOD ORDERS FOR DELIVERY FROM  CUSTOM-
 ERS  VIA  THE  INTERNET,  OR  ANY  THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE THAT ACCEPTS FOOD
 ORDERS FOR DELIVERY FROM CUSTOMERS VIA THE INTERNET.
   B. EVERY INTERNET-BASED FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL CONSPICU-
 OUSLY POST ON THEIR WEBSITE THE MOST CURRENT SANITARY INSPECTION  LETTER
 GRADE  OF  ANY  FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 81.51 OF
 THE HEALTH CODE OF THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  FOR  WHICH  FOOD  DELIVERY
 SERVICES  ARE  PROVIDED TO CUSTOMERS.  FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL
 BE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  PROVIDING  INTERNET-BASED  FOOD  DELIVERY  SERVICE
 PROVIDERS  WITH  THE  MOST CURRENT SANITARY INSPECTION LETTER GRADE UPON
 RECEIPT OF SUCH LETTER GRADE FOLLOWING SANITARY INSPECTION.
   C. ANY INTERNET-BASED FOOD DELIVERY  SERVICE  PROVIDER  THAT  VIOLATES
 SUBDIVISION B OF THIS SECTION OR ANY OF THE RULES PROMULGATED THEREUNDER
 SHALL  BE  LIABLE  FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
 FOR EACH VIOLATION.
   § 2. The general municipal law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
 139-e to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01853-01-9

 S. 1206                             2
 
   §  139-E.  POSTING  OF  SANITARY  INSPECTION GRADE. 1. AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION "INTERNET-BASED FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER" SHALL  MEAN  ANY
 FOOD  SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENT  THAT ACCEPTS FOOD ORDERS FOR DELIVERY FROM
 CUSTOMERS VIA THE INTERNET, OR ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITE THAT ACCEPTS FOOD
 ORDERS FOR DELIVERY FROM CUSTOMERS VIA THE INTERNET.
   2.  IN  ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT HAS ADOPTED A LOCAL LAW OR RULE
 REQUIRING THE POSTING OF SANITARY INSPECTION  RESULTS,  EVERY  INTERNET-
 BASED  FOOD  DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY POST ON THEIR
 WEBSITE THE MOST CURRENT SANITARY INSPECTION RESULTS OF ANY FOOD SERVICE
 ESTABLISHMENT LOCATED IN  SUCH  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  FOR  WHICH  FOOD
 DELIVERY  SERVICES  ARE  PROVIDED TO CUSTOMERS.  FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISH-
 MENTS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING  INTERNET-BASED  FOOD  DELIVERY
 SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH THE MOST CURRENT SANITARY INSPECTION LETTER GRADE
 UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH LETTER GRADE FOLLOWING SANITARY INSPECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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