Senate Bill S8561

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a New York food supply working group

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  • 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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2019-S8561 - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L

2019-S8561 - Summary

Establishes a New York food supply working group to provide advice, guidance, and recommendations on New York's food supply and related supply chain logistics in the wake of COVID-19.

2019-S8561 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8561 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8561
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 16, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  estab-
   lishing a New York food supply working group
 
   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 51 to read as follows:
   51. (A) ESTABLISH, IN COORDINATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER  OF  ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT,  A  NEW  YORK  FOOD SUPPLY WORKING GROUP TO PROVIDE ADVICE,
 GUIDANCE, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPROVING THE RESILIENCY AND SELF-RELI-
 ANCE OF THE STATE'S FARM AND FOOD SUPPLY AND THE  RELATED  SUPPLY  CHAIN
 LOGISTICS  TO  ADDRESS  FOOD SHORTAGES, FOOD WASTE, AND THE INABILITY TO
 GET NEW YORK FARM GOODS TO MARKETS THAT OCCURRED  AS  A  RESULT  OF  THE
 COVID-19  PANDEMIC, WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING PERMANENT SOLUTIONS BEYOND
 THE STATE OF EMERGENCY TO REFLECT THE  CHANGING  WHOLESALE,  RETAIL  AND
 CONSUMER MARKETPLACE.
   (B)  THE  COMMISSIONERS  SHALL  WORK  WITH RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS WHICH
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, REPRESENTATIVES,  INCLUDING  SMALL
 AND FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES, OF:
   (I) FARMERS;
   (II)  FOOD  PROCESSORS  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAIRY, PRODUCE,
 MEAT, AND BEVERAGE PROCESSORS;
   (III) RETAIL FOOD BUSINESSES INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  RETAIL
 FOOD STORES AND DIRECT FARM-TO-CONSUMER BUSINESSES;
   (IV)  THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RESTAU-
 RANTS AND INSTITUTIONAL FOODSERVICE;
   (V) FOOD WHOLESALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS;
   (VI) FOOD TRANSPORTERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  DIRECT-TO-CON-
 SUMER TRANSPORTERS SERVING RETAIL FOOD STORES, FOODSERVICE, AND FARMERS;
   (VII) LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AND WORKERS FROM THE FARM AND FOOD INDUSTRY;
   (VIII)  EMERGENCY  FOOD PROVIDERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FOOD-
 BANKS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S8561A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L

2019-S8561A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a New York food supply working group to provide advice, guidance, and recommendations on New York's food supply and related supply chain logistics in the wake of COVID-19.

2019-S8561A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8561A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8561--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 16, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  METZGER,  HOYLMAN,  MAY -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --
   committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Agri-
   culture -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab-
   lishing a New York food supply working group
 
   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 51 to read as follows:
   51.  (A)  ESTABLISH, IN COORDINATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT, A NEW YORK FOOD SUPPLY WORKING  GROUP  TO  PROVIDE  ADVICE,
 GUIDANCE, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPROVING THE RESILIENCY AND SELF-RELI-
 ANCE  OF  THE  STATE'S FARM AND FOOD SUPPLY AND THE RELATED SUPPLY CHAIN
 LOGISTICS TO ADDRESS FOOD SHORTAGES, FOOD WASTE, AND  THE  INABILITY  TO
 GET  NEW  YORK  FARM  GOODS  TO MARKETS THAT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE
 COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING PERMANENT SOLUTIONS  BEYOND
 THE  STATE  OF  EMERGENCY  TO REFLECT THE CHANGING WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND
 CONSUMER MARKETPLACE.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONERS SHALL WORK WITH THE FOOD  SUPPLY  WORKING  GROUP
 WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, REPRESENTATIVES, INCLUDING
 SMALL AND FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES, OF:
   (I) FARMERS;
   (II) FOOD PROCESSORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  DAIRY,  PRODUCE,
 MEAT, AND BEVERAGE PROCESSORS;
   (III)  RETAIL  FOOD  BUSINESSES  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RETAIL
 FOOD STORES AND DIRECT FARM-TO-CONSUMER BUSINESSES;
   (IV) THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  RESTAU-
 RANTS AND INSTITUTIONAL FOODSERVICE;
   (V) FOOD WHOLESALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS;
   (VI)  FOOD  TRANSPORTERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT-TO-CON-
 SUMER TRANSPORTERS SERVING RETAIL FOOD STORES, FOODSERVICE, AND FARMERS;
   (VII) LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AND WORKERS FROM THE FARM AND FOOD INDUSTRY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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