Assembly Bill A9038

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Increases the penalties for internet-based food-ordering service providers failing to provide a link to the city of New York health department or local health department

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A9038 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §17-195.1, NYC Ad Cd; amd §139-e, Gen Muni L

2025-A9038 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the penalties for internet-based food-ordering service providers failing to provide a link to the city of New York health department or local health department and the amount of such penalty depending on whether such inter-based food-ordering service is primarily a restaurant or just app-based.

2025-A9038 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9038
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             September 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and  the
   general  municipal  law,  in  relation to penalties for internet-based
   food-ordering service providers failing to comply with the posting  of
   a sanitary inspection grade

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 17-195.1 of the administrative code of the city  of
 New  York,  as  added  by chapter 540 of the laws of 2024, is amended to
 read as follows:
   § 17-195.1 Posting of sanitary  inspection  grade.  a.  [Definition]
 DEFINITIONS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (1) "Internet-based food
 delivery service provider" shall mean any:
   (I)  food  service  establishment  as  defined in section 81.03 of the
 health code of the city of New York that accepts food orders for  deliv-
 ery  OR PICKUP from customers via the internet OR MOBILE APPLICATION, or
 [mobile application, or] (II) any [third-party] website or mobile appli-
 cation that accepts food orders for delivery OR  PICKUP  from  customers
 via the internet.
   (2)  "CONSPICUOUSLY POST" SHALL MEAN TO POST THE HYPERLINK TO THE CITY
 OF NEW YORK'S HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOOD ESTABLISHMENT LOOK UP TOOL  AT  THE
 TOP OF THE MENU PAGE ADJACENT TO THE NAME OF THE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISH-
 MENT OR USER INTERFACE WHERE FOOD IS ORDERED AND ADDED TO CART.
   b. Every internet-based food delivery service provider shall conspicu-
 ously  post  on  their  website or mobile application a hyperlink to the
 city of New York's health department food  establishments  lookup  tool,
 which  lists  the  most  current sanitary inspection letter grade of any
 food service establishment, pursuant to section 81.51 of the health code
 of the city of New York, for which  food  delivery  OR  ONLINE  ORDERING
 services are provided to customers.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11943-06-5

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