Assembly Actions -
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Jul 16, 2025 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A8926
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BURKE
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2025-A8926 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1357, Pub Health L
2025-A8926 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8926 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y July 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the practice of ikizukuri where seafood is prepared as sashimi while the fish is still alive 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 1357 to read as follows: § 1357. PRACTICE OF IKIZUKURI PROHIBITED. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON WITHIN THE STATE TO PRACTICE IKIZUKURI, ALSO KNOWN AS IKEZUKURI, A JAPANESE CULINARY TECHNIQUE WHERE SEAFOOD IS PREPARED AS SASHIMI WHILE STILL ALIVE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13432-01-5
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