| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2020 | committed to rules |
| Mar 18, 2020 | advanced to third reading |
| Mar 11, 2020 | 2nd report cal. |
| Mar 10, 2020 | 1st report cal.603 |
| Jan 08, 2020 | referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
| Jun 18, 2019 | referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jun 11, 2019 | amended on third reading 4930a |
| May 06, 2019 | advanced to third reading |
| May 01, 2019 | 2nd report cal. |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 1st report cal.542 |
| Mar 29, 2019 | referred to health |
senate Bill S4930A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Gustavo Rivera
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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S4930 - Details
S4930 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4930 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring chain restaurants to label menu items that have a high content of sodium PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to increase customers' awareness of high sodium content foods at chain restaurants across the state. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill adds a new section 1356 to the public health law to require chain restaurants in the state to put a high salt symbol next to items on their menus which contain more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium and to indicate what the symbol stands for. JUSTIFICATION:
S4930 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4930
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 29, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring chain
restaurants to label menu items that have a high content of sodium
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
1356 to read as follows:
§ 1356. CHAIN RESTAURANTS; SODIUM CONTENT OF MENU ITEMS. 1. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
MEANINGS:
A. "CHAIN RESTAURANT" SHALL MEAN A RESTAURANT WHICH IS ONE OF FIFTEEN
OR MORE RESTAURANTS THAT ARE OPERATED UNDER THE SAME NAME AT DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS WITHIN THE STATE AND ARE OPERATED UNDER THE SAME OWNERSHIP OR
BY FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS.
B. "RESTAURANT" SHALL MEAN ANY COMMERCIAL EATING ESTABLISHMENT WHICH
IS DEVOTED, WHOLLY OR IN PART, TO THE SALE OF FOOD FOR ON-PREMISES
CONSUMPTION.
2. EVERY CHAIN RESTAURANT OPERATING WITHIN THIS STATE SHALL CAUSE TO
BE PLACED ON ITS MENUS A SALT-SHAKER-LIKE SYMBOL NEXT TO ANY FOOD ITEM
THAT IS OFFERED FOR SALE BY SUCH RESTAURANT THAT CONTAINS MORE THAN TWO
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED MILLIGRAMS OF SODIUM. SUCH MENUS SHALL ALSO
CONTAIN A STATEMENT THAT THE PLACEMENT OF SUCH SALT-SHAKER-LIKE SYMBOL
NEXT TO A MENU ITEM INDICATES THAT SUCH MENU ITEM CONTAINS MORE THAN TWO
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED MILLIGRAMS OF SODIUM.
3. ANY CHAIN RESTAURANT THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
DOLLARS FOR EACH MENU THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
SECTION.
§ 2. The provisions of this act shall not apply to chain restaurants
located in any city with a population of one million or more on and
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
John C. Liu
(D) 16th Senate District
S4930A (ACTIVE) - Details
S4930A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4930A SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring chain restaurants to label menu items that have a high content of sodium PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to increase customers' awareness of high sodium content foods at chain restaurants across the state. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill adds a new section 1356 to the public health law to require chain restaurants in the state to put a high 'salt symbol next to items on their menus which contain more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium and to indicate what the symbol stands for. JUSTIFICATION:
S4930A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4930--A
Cal. No. 542
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 29, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favora-
bly from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered
to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring chain
restaurants to label menu items that have a high content of sodium
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
1356 to read as follows:
§ 1356. CHAIN RESTAURANTS; SODIUM CONTENT OF MENU ITEMS. 1. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
MEANINGS:
A. "CHAIN RESTAURANT" SHALL MEAN A RESTAURANT WHICH IS ONE OF FIFTEEN
OR MORE RESTAURANTS THAT ARE OPERATED UNDER THE SAME NAME AT DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS WITHIN THE STATE AND ARE OPERATED UNDER THE SAME OWNERSHIP OR
BY FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS.
B. "RESTAURANT" SHALL MEAN ANY COMMERCIAL EATING ESTABLISHMENT WHICH
IS DEVOTED, WHOLLY OR IN PART, TO THE SALE OF FOOD FOR ON-PREMISES
CONSUMPTION.
2. EVERY CHAIN RESTAURANT OPERATING WITHIN THIS STATE SHALL CAUSE TO
BE PLACED ON ITS MENUS A SALT-SHAKER-LIKE SYMBOL NEXT TO ANY FOOD ITEM
THAT IS OFFERED FOR SALE BY SUCH RESTAURANT THAT CONTAINS MORE THAN TWO
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED MILLIGRAMS OF SODIUM. SUCH MENUS SHALL ALSO
CONTAIN A STATEMENT THAT THE PLACEMENT OF SUCH SALT-SHAKER-LIKE SYMBOL
NEXT TO A MENU ITEM INDICATES THAT SUCH MENU ITEM CONTAINS MORE THAN TWO
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED MILLIGRAMS OF SODIUM.
3. ANY CHAIN RESTAURANT THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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