Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 23, 2020 | approval memo.56 signed chap.352 |
Dec 11, 2020 | delivered to governor |
Jul 23, 2020 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.881 substituted for s4176a |
Jul 23, 2020 | substituted by a4398a |
Jul 22, 2020 | ordered to third reading cal.881 |
Jul 20, 2020 | reported and committed to rules |
Jan 08, 2020 | referred to environmental conservation |
May 30, 2019 | print number 4176a |
May 30, 2019 | amend and recommit to environmental conservation |
Mar 04, 2019 | referred to environmental conservation |
senate Bill S4176A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Pete Harckham
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4398 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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S4176 - Details
S4176 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4176 SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring supermarkets to make excess food available to qualifying entities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill is designed to increase food donations to food banks and other providers who feed the needy and to help reduce dangerous emissions of methane from the decomposition of organic waste in landfills. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends environmental conservation law article 27 by adding a new title 28 to establish the "Excess Food Act." The Excess Food Act provides the following: 1. Definitions. As used in this article shall have the following mean- ing:
S4176 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4176 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring supermarkets to make excess food available to qualifying entities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 28 to read as follows: TITLE 28 EXCESS FOOD ACT SECTION 27-2801. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. 27-2802. DEFINITIONS. 27-2803. AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENT. 27-2804. CONSTRUCTION. 27-2805. ENFORCEMENT. § 27-2801. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. SIXTY TO ONE HUNDRED MILLION TONS OF EDIBLE FOOD IN THE UNITED STATES IS DISCARDED, PRIMARILY TO SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS. AN ESTIMATED FIFTY MILLION AMERICANS, INCLUDING NEARLY SIXTEEN MILLION CHILDREN, DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FOOD. AN ESTIMATED 2.8 MILLION NEW YORKERS FACE HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY. DECOMPOSITION OF ORGANIC WASTE ACCOUNTS FOR OVER FIFTEEN PERCENT OF OUR NATION'S EMISSIONS OF METHANE, A POTENT GREEN- HOUSE GAS. THIS LEGISLATION IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE FOOD DONATIONS TO FOOD BANKS AND OTHER PROVIDERS WHO FEED THE NEEDY WHILE REDUCING FOOD WASTE IN SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS WHICH CREATE DANGEROUS EMISSIONS. § 27-2802. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL MEAN: 1. "EXCESS FOOD" MEANS EDIBLE FOOD THAT IS NOT SOLD OR USED BY A SUPERMARKET AND IS STILL SAFE TO BE CONSUMED BUT IS BEING DISPOSED OF BY THE SUPERMARKET DUE TO LABELING, APPEARANCE, SURPLUS OR OTHER SIMILAR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
John C. Liu
(D) 16th Senate District
S4176A (ACTIVE) - Details
S4176A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4176A SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring supermarkets to make excess food available to qualifying entities PURPOSE: This bill is designed to increase food donations to food banks and other providers who feed the needy and to help reduce dangerous emissions of methane from the decomposition of organic waste in landfills. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends environmental conservation law article 27 by adding a new title 28 to establish the "Excess Food Act." The Excess Food Act provides the following: .Definitions: As used in this article shall have the following meaning:
S4176A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4176--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring supermarkets to make excess food available to qualifying entities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 30 to read as follows: TITLE 30 EXCESS FOOD ACT SECTION 27-3001. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. 27-3002. DEFINITIONS. 27-3003. AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENT. 27-3004. CONSTRUCTION. 27-3005. ENFORCEMENT. § 27-3001. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. AN ESTIMATED FIFTY MILLION AMERICANS, INCLUDING NEARLY SIXTEEN MILLION CHILDREN, DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FOOD. AN ESTIMATED 2.8 MILLION NEW YORKERS FACE HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY. THIS LEGISLATION IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE FOOD DONATIONS TO FOOD BANKS AND OTHER PROVIDERS WHO FEED THE NEEDY WHILE REDUCING FOOD WASTE IN SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS WHICH CREATE DANGEROUS EMISSIONS. § 27-3002. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL MEAN: 1. "EXCESS FOOD" MEANS EDIBLE FOOD THAT IS NOT SOLD OR USED BY A SUPERMARKET AND IS STILL SAFE TO BE CONSUMED BUT IS BEING DISPOSED OF BY THE SUPERMARKET DUE TO LABELING, APPEARANCE, SURPLUS OR OTHER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. "EXCESS FOOD" SHALL NOT INCLUDE: UNPACKAGED FRESH MEAT, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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