senate Bill S1085A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to including bodegas and delicatessens in the definition of food service establishment

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 02, 2020 reported and committed to finance
Jan 08, 2020 referred to agriculture
returned to senate
died in assembly
Jun 03, 2019 referred to cities
delivered to assembly
passed senate
ordered to third reading cal.1122
committee discharged and committed to rules
May 28, 2019 print number 1085a
May 28, 2019 amend and recommit to agriculture
Jan 10, 2019 referred to agriculture

Votes

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Mar 2, 2020 - Agriculture committee Vote

S1085A
7
0
committee
7
Aye
0
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Agriculture Committee Vote: Mar 2, 2020

aye wr (2)

Jun 3, 2019 - Rules committee Vote

S1085A
18
1
committee
18
Aye
1
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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S1085 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §500, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S5823

S1085 - Summary

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to post the results of its graded inspections of retail food stores on their website.

S1085 - Sponsor Memo

S1085 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1085

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- 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  requir-
  ing  the  department of agriculture and markets to post the results of
  its graded inspections on their website

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 500 of the agri-
culture and markets law, as amended by section 8 of part I1  of  chapter
62  of  the laws of 2003, is amended and a new subdivision 6 is added to
read as follows:
  (b) "Retail food store" means  any  establishment  or  section  of  an
establishment  where  food and food products are offered to the consumer
and intended for off-premises consumption, INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED
TO,  A  SUPERMARKET,  BODEGA OR DELICATESSEN.  The term does not include
establishments which handle only pre-packaged, non-potentially hazardous
foods, roadside markets that offer only fresh fruits and  fresh  vegeta-
bles for sale, food service establishments, or food and beverage vending
machines.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "BODEGA" SHALL MEAN A SMALL
GROCERY OR CONVENIENCE STORE AND "DELICATESSEN" SHALL MEAN A STORE SELL-
ING  COLD CUTS, CHEESES, AND A VARIETY OF SALADS, AS WELL AS A SELECTION
OF UNUSUAL OR FOREIGN PREPARED FOODS.
  6. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE RESULTS OF ITS GRADED INSPECTIONS  ON
THEIR  WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE RETAIL FOOD STORE'S NAME, ADDRESS, DATE OF
INSPECTION, GRADE AND A LIST OF ANY  VIOLATIONS  CITED  WITHIN  FOURTEEN
DAYS OF A GRADED INSPECTION.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00782-01-9

Sponsor's Position

In light of the Covid-19 crisis, ensuring our local bodegas/delis are operating in a clean and regulated manner is more vital than ever."

S1085A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §500, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S5823

S1085A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to post the results of its graded inspections of retail food stores on their website.

S1085A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1085A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1085--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture  --  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 requir-
  ing the department of agriculture and markets to post the  results  of
  its graded inspections on their website

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 500 of the  agri-
culture  and  markets law, as amended by section 8 of part I1 of chapter
62 of the laws of 2003, is amended and a new subdivision 6 is  added  to
read as follows:
  (b)  "Retail  food  store"  means  any  establishment or section of an
establishment where food and food products are offered to  the  consumer
and  intended  for  off-premises consumption, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, A SUPERMARKET, GROCERY STORE, CONVENIENCE STORE, BODEGA  OR  DELICA-
TESSEN.    The  term  does  not include establishments which handle only
pre-packaged, non-potentially hazardous  foods,  roadside  markets  that
offer  only  fresh  fruits  and  fresh vegetables for sale, food service
establishments, or food and beverage vending machines.  FOR THE PURPOSES
OF THIS SECTION, "BODEGA" SHALL MEAN  A  SMALL  GROCERY  OR  CONVENIENCE
STORE  AND "DELICATESSEN" SHALL MEAN A STORE SELLING COLD CUTS, CHEESES,
AND A VARIETY OF SALADS, AS WELL AS A SELECTION OF  UNUSUAL  OR  FOREIGN
PREPARED FOODS.
  6.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE RESULTS OF ITS GRADED INSPECTIONS ON
THEIR WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE RETAIL FOOD STORE'S NAME, ADDRESS, DATE  OF
INSPECTION,  GRADE  AND  A  LIST OF ANY VIOLATIONS CITED WITHIN FOURTEEN
DAYS OF A GRADED INSPECTION.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00782-02-9

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