Assembly Bill A5322A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the "omnibus obesity and respiratory illness reduction act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A5322 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2374
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ag & Mkts L, generally; amd Ed L, generally; amd Pub Health L, generally; add §235-h, RP L; add §91-h, St Fin L; amd §3239, Ins L; amd §§366, 390 & 390-a, Soc Serv L; amd §224-b, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9394, S6423
2015-2016: A6548, S1668
2017-2018: A5037, S2760
2019-2020: A5322

2013-A5322 - Summary

Enacts the "omnibus obesity and respiratory illness reduction act"; establishes a community gardens task force and provides for direct marketing of fresh vegetables and fruits in areas with a high incidence of adult and child obesity; provides for the screening for childhood obesity by elementary and secondary schools and promotes the availability of certain healthy foods and beverages; provides for the regulation of the use of trans fats and requires the provision of nutritional information by food service facilities

2013-A5322 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5322

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Agriculture

AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to combat-
  ing the incidence of adult and child obesity, establishing a community
  gardens task force and encouraging direct marketing  of  fresh  fruits
  and  vegetables  in  areas  with  a  high incidence of adult and child
  obesity (Part A); to amend the education law, in relation to screening
  for childhood obesity and promotion of  the  availability  of  certain
  foods  and  beverages  in schools (Part B); to amend the public health
  law, in relation to regulating the use of artificial  trans  fats  and
  requiring  food  service  facilities  to  post  or provide nutritional
  information on the food products served, and the inclusion  of  weight
  control in the health care and wellness education and outreach program
  (Part  C);  to amend the education law, in relation to restricting the
  sale, lease, transfer or authorization of open-air  schoolhouse  play-
  grounds  for  certain  uses  (Part  D); to amend the education law, in
  relation to instruction in good health and reducing the  incidence  of
  obesity  (Part  E);  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to
  in-utero exposure to tobacco smoke prevention (Part F); to  amend  the
  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  including  certain respiratory
  diseases and obesity within disease management demonstration  programs
  (Part G); to amend the public health law, in relation to the reduction
  of   emphysema,  chronic  bronchitis  and  other  chronic  respiratory
  diseases in children (Part H); to amend  the  public  health  law,  in
  relation  to the collection and reporting of obesity data (Part I); to
  amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  directing  the  health
  research  science board to study respiratory diseases and obesity, and
  childhood obesity prevention and screening  (Part  J);  to  amend  the
  public  health  law,  in  relation to breastfeeding of infants and the
  adolescent pregnancy nutrition counseling program (Part K);  to  amend
  the  education  law, in relation to the use of inhalers and nebulizers
  (Part L); to amend the real property law, in relation  to  residential
  rental  property smoking policies (Part M); to amend the state finance
  law, in relation to establishing the obesity and  respiratory  disease

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

2013-A5322A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2374
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ag & Mkts L, generally; amd Ed L, generally; amd Pub Health L, generally; add §235-h, RP L; add §91-h, St Fin L; amd §3239, Ins L; amd §§366, 390 & 390-a, Soc Serv L; amd §224-b, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9394, S6423
2015-2016: A6548, S1668
2017-2018: A5037, S2760
2019-2020: A5322

2013-A5322A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "omnibus obesity and respiratory illness reduction act"; establishes a community gardens task force and provides for direct marketing of fresh vegetables and fruits in areas with a high incidence of adult and child obesity; provides for the screening for childhood obesity by elementary and secondary schools and promotes the availability of certain healthy foods and beverages; provides for the regulation of the use of trans fats and requires the provision of nutritional information by food service facilities

2013-A5322A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5322--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Agriculture  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Agriculture in
  accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to regulating the use
  of artificial trans fats and requiring food service facilities to post
  or provide nutritional information on the food products  served  (Part
  A);  to  amend the public health law, in relation to in-utero exposure
  to tobacco smoke prevention (Part B); to amend the public health  law,
  in  relation  to  including  certain  respiratory diseases and obesity
  within disease management demonstration programs (Part  C);  to  amend
  the  public  health  law,  in  relation to the reduction of emphysema,
  chronic bronchitis and other chronic respiratory diseases in  children
  (Part  D);  to  amend  the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to the
  collection and reporting of obesity data (Part E); to amend the public
  health law, in relation to directing the health research science board
  to study respiratory  diseases  and  obesity,  and  childhood  obesity
  prevention  and screening (Part F); to amend the public health law, in
  relation to breastfeeding of  infants  and  the  adolescent  pregnancy
  nutrition  counseling program (Part G); to amend the education law, in
  relation to the use of inhalers and nebulizers (Part H); to amend  the
  real  property law, in relation to residential rental property smoking
  policies (Part I); to amend the state  finance  law,  in  relation  to
  establishing  the  obesity and respiratory disease research and educa-
  tion fund (Part J); to amend the social services law, in  relation  to
  child  day  care  facilities  (Part K); to amend the education law, in
  relation to use of school facilities by not-for-profit and  charitable
  organizations  for after-school programs (Part L); to amend the educa-
  tion law, in relation to screening for childhood obesity and promotion
  of the availability of certain foods and beverages  in  schools  (Part
  M);  to  amend the education law, in relation to restricting the sale,
  lease, transfer or authorization of open-air  schoolhouse  playgrounds
  for  certain uses (Part N); to amend the education law, in relation to

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

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