Assembly Bill A617B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for the labeling of raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, seed, and seed stock produced with genetic engineering

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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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2015-A617 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S485
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-u, Gen Bus L; amd §§198 & 201, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A500, S2052
2011-2012: A1367, S3908
2013-2014: A3525, S3835
2017-2018: S2072

2015-A617 - Summary

Provides for the labeling of raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, seed, and seed stock produced with genetic engineering; defines terms; imposes penalties for false labels and misbranding; sets forth exemptions.

2015-A617 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   617

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, PEOPLES-STOKES, THIELE,
  KEARNS, SEPULVEDA, ROBERTS, MOYA, LAVINE, COLTON, COOK, GALEF,  ENGLE-
  BRIGHT,  MAGNARELLI, SIMOTAS, SCHIMEL, STECK, BENEDETTO, PERRY, QUART,
  CLARK, CAMARA, MILLER, LOPEZ, SKARTADOS, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, OTIS, GOLD-
  FEDER,  MOSLEY,  ORTIZ,  ROZIC,  BROOK-KRASNY,  SCARBOROUGH,   CRESPO,
  PICHARDO,  DAVILA,  ARROYO,  KIM, ROBINSON, KAVANAGH, JAFFEE -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN,  BRENNAN,  BRINDISI,  CERETTO,
  CURRAN,  CYMBROWITZ,  FAHY,  FARRELL,  GLICK,  HEASTIE,  HEVESI, KATZ,
  LENTOL, LIFTON, MARKEY, MAYER, MONTESANO, NOLAN, PAULIN,  RA,  RIVERA,
  RODRIGUEZ,  WEINSTEIN  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
  Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law and the agriculture and markets
  law, in relation to the labeling of genetically modified foods

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that
New  York  state consumers have the right to know whether the foods they
purchase have been produced with genetic engineering so  they  can  make
informed purchasing decisions.
  Further the legislature finds that:
  (a) Currently, there is no federal law that requires food producers to
identify  whether  foods  were produced with genetic engineering. At the
same time, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not
require safety studies of such foods;
  (b) Identification of foods  produced  with  genetic  engineering  can
provide  a  critical  method  for  tracking  effects  of consuming foods
produced with genetic engineering;
  (c) More than sixty countries, including  key  United  States  trading
partners,  have  laws  mandating  disclosure  of  genetically engineered

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03147-01-5
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2015-A617A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S485
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-u, Gen Bus L; amd §§198 & 201, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A500, S2052
2011-2012: A1367, S3908
2013-2014: A3525, S3835
2017-2018: S2072

2015-A617A - Summary

Provides for the labeling of raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, seed, and seed stock produced with genetic engineering; defines terms; imposes penalties for false labels and misbranding; sets forth exemptions.

2015-A617A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 617--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, PEOPLES-STOKES, THIELE,
  KEARNS, SEPULVEDA, ROBERTS, MOYA, LAVINE, COLTON, COOK, GALEF,  ENGLE-
  BRIGHT,  MAGNARELLI, SIMOTAS, SCHIMEL, STECK, BENEDETTO, PERRY, QUART,
  CLARK, LOPEZ, SKARTADOS, ABINANTI, WEPRIN,  OTIS,  GOLDFEDER,  MOSLEY,
  ORTIZ,  ROZIC,  BROOK-KRASNY,  CRESPO,  PICHARDO, DAVILA, ARROYO, KIM,
  ROBINSON, KAVANAGH, JAFFEE,  SEAWRIGHT,  RAMOS,  GOTTFRIED,  KAMINSKY,
  BLAKE,  BICHOTTE, LINARES, MURRAY, PERSAUD -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. BARRON, BRAUNSTEIN, BRENNAN, BRINDISI,  CERETTO,  CURRAN,  FAHY,
  FARRELL,  GLICK,  HEVESI,  JEAN-PIERRE,  KATZ, LENTOL, LIFTON, MARKEY,
  MAYER, McDONALD, NOLAN,  PAULIN,  RIVERA,  RODRIGUEZ,  SIMON,  WALKER,
  WEINSTEIN  --  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee on Consumer
  Affairs and Protection -- reported and referred to  the  Committee  on
  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business law and the agriculture and markets
  law, in relation to the labeling of genetically modified foods

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that
New  York  state consumers have the right to know whether the foods they
purchase have been produced with genetic engineering so  they  can  make
informed purchasing decisions.
  Further the legislature finds that:
  (a) Currently, there is no federal law that requires food producers to
identify  whether  foods  were produced with genetic engineering. At the
same time, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not
require safety studies of such foods;
  (b) Identification of foods  produced  with  genetic  engineering  can
provide  a  critical  method  for  tracking  effects  of consuming foods
produced with genetic engineering;

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

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2015-A617B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S485
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-u, Gen Bus L; amd §§198 & 201, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A500, S2052
2011-2012: A1367, S3908
2013-2014: A3525, S3835
2017-2018: S2072

2015-A617B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the labeling of raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, seed, and seed stock produced with genetic engineering; defines terms; imposes penalties for false labels and misbranding; sets forth exemptions.

2015-A617B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 617--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, PEOPLES-STOKES, THIELE,
  KEARNS, SEPULVEDA, MOYA, LAVINE,  COLTON,  COOK,  GALEF,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
  MAGNARELLI,  SIMOTAS,  SCHIMEL, STECK, BENEDETTO, PERRY, QUART, CLARK,
  SKARTADOS, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, OTIS, GOLDFEDER,  MOSLEY,  ORTIZ,  ROZIC,
  CRESPO,  PICHARDO,  DAVILA,  ARROYO,  KIM, ROBINSON, KAVANAGH, JAFFEE,
  SEAWRIGHT,  RAMOS,  GOTTFRIED,  KAMINSKY,  BLAKE,  BICHOTTE,  LINARES,
  MURRAY,  HOOPER,  CAHILL, RICHARDSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BARRON, BRAUNSTEIN, BRENNAN, BRINDISI, CERETTO, CURRAN, FAHY, FARRELL,
  GLICK, HEVESI, JEAN-PIERRE, KATZ, LENTOL, LIFTON, MARKEY, MAYER, McDO-
  NALD, NOLAN, PAULIN, RIVERA, RODRIGUEZ, SIMON,  WALKER,  WEINSTEIN  --
  read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Consumer Affairs and
  Protection -- reported and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
  Consumer  Affairs  and  Protection in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,
  sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business law and the agriculture and markets
  law, in relation to the labeling of genetically modified foods

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that
New York state consumers have the right to know whether the  foods  they
purchase  have  been  produced with genetic engineering so they can make
informed purchasing decisions.
  Further the legislature finds that:
  (a) Currently, there is no federal law that requires food producers to
identify whether foods were produced with genetic  engineering.  At  the
same time, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not
require safety studies of such foods;

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

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