Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 04, 2024 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.329 substituted for a5986 |
Mar 04, 2024 |
substituted by s1195 |
Feb 29, 2024 |
advanced to third reading cal.329 |
Feb 27, 2024 |
reported |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to agriculture |
Mar 28, 2023 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A5986
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WILLIAMS
Current Bill Status Via S1195 - Passed Assembly
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Inez E. Dickens
Jo Anne Simon
MaryJane Shimsky
Al Taylor
2023-A5986 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A5986 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the department of agriculture and markets to maintain a publicly available database of the results of its graded inspections on its website; requires the department to provide information as to where a customer may file a consumer report; requires the department to facilitate and coordinate the planning and implementation of an awareness and educational program to inform the general public on the standards retail food stores shall meet and how consumers may report retail food stores with poor sanitary conditions.
2023-A5986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5986 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 28, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir- ing the department of agriculture and markets to maintain a publicly available database of the results of its graded inspections on its website THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 500 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows: 6. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE OF THE RESULTS OF ITS GRADED INSPECTIONS THAT SHALL INCLUDE THE RETAIL FOOD STORE'S NAME, ADDRESS, DATE OF INSPECTION, GRADE AND A LIST OF ANY VIOLATIONS CITED WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF A GRADED INSPECTION. THE DEPART- MENT SHALL UPDATE THE DATABASE EVERY NINETY DAYS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE THE INSPECTION DATABASE AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE, IN A CONSPICU- OUS LOCATION, INCLUDING ON ANY NAVIGATION OR DROP-DOWN MENU. 7. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE ON THEIR WEBSITE INFORMATION AS TO WHERE A CUSTOMER MAY FILE A CONSUMER REPORT, WHICH SHALL BE PLACED IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION, INCLUDING ON ANY NAVIGATION OR DROP-DOWN MENU. IF A CONSUMER REPORT IS FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT REGARDING A RETAIL FOOD STORE, THE GRADED INSPECTION REPORT PROVIDED TO SUCH RETAIL FOOD STORE SHALL NOTE THAT THE STORE WAS REPORTED BY A CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER REPORT AND ANY OTHER IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION OF THE CONSUMER SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE INSPECTION REPORT. 8. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL FACILITATE AND COORDINATE THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AWARENESS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE STANDARDS RETAIL FOOD STORES SHALL MEET AND HOW CONSUMERS MAY REPORT RETAIL FOOD STORES WITH POOR SANITARY CONDITIONS. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE GRADING INSPECTION POSTING REQUIREMENTS, THE DIFFERENCES OF SANITATION BETWEEN THE INSPECTION GRADES, AND HOW TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02587-01-3
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