Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 09, 2016 |
reported and committed to commerce, economic development and small business |
Feb 03, 2016 |
print number 1967a |
Feb 03, 2016 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to health |
Jan 15, 2015 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1967A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2015-S1967 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7109
- Current Committee:
- Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1352-f, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S7229, A7776
2013-2014: S5611, A6053
2017-2018: A3175
2019-2020: A2873
2015-S1967 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1967 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat PURPOSE: To prohibit certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat and protect consumers from the detrimental health effects of those fats. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Public Health Law § 1352-e to provide that no food containing artificial trans fat, as defined in this section, shall be stored, distributed, held for service, used in preparation of any menu item, served or sold in any restaurants, food service establishments, mobile food service establishments, mobile food service establishment commissaries, retail food stores and other food establishments subject to the provisions of section thirteen hundred and fifty-one of the Public Health Law, except food that is served or sold directly to patrons in a manufacturer's original sealed package that bears a nutrition facts label consistent with federal law and regulation. This section also authorizes the commissioner of health to promulgate regulations to ensure compliance. This section restricts the power of any county, city, town or village
2015-S1967 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1967 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat 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 1352-e to read as follows: S 1352-E. ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT; PROHIBITION. 1. NO FOOD CONTAINING ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT, AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL BE STORED, DISTRIBUTED, HELD FOR SERVICE, USED IN PREPARATION OF ANY MENU ITEM, SERVED OR SOLD IN ANY RESTAURANTS, FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, MOBILE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, MOBILE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT COMMIS- SARIES, RETAIL FOOD STORES AS DEFINED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, AND OTHER FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE, EXCEPT FOOD THAT IS SERVED OR SOLD DIRECTLY TO PATRONS IN A MANUFACTUR- ER'S ORIGINAL SEALED PACKAGE THAT BEARS A NUTRITION FACTS LABEL CONSIST- ENT WITH FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATION. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A FOOD SHALL BE DEEMED TO CONTAIN ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT IF THE FOOD IS LABELED AS, LISTS AS AN INGREDIENT, OR CONTAINS VEGETABLE SHORTENING, MARGARINE OR ANY KIND OF PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL. HOWEVER, A FOOD WHOSE NUTRITION FACTS LABEL OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER LISTS THE TRANS FAT CONTENT OF THE FOOD AS LESS THAN 0.5 GRAMS PER SERVING SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO CONTAIN ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO FOODS CONTAINING ONLY NATURALLY OCCURRING TRANS FAT. 3. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RECORDKEEPING AND DOCUMENTATION BY RESTAURANTS AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03576-03-5
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2015-S1967A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7109
- Current Committee:
- Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1352-f, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
S7229, A7776
2013-2014: S5611, A6053
2017-2018: A3175
2019-2020: A2873
2015-S1967A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1967A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat PURPOSE : To prohibit certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat and protect consumers from the detrimental health effects of those fats. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends Public Health Law § 1352-f o provide that no food containing artificial trans fat, as defined in this section, shall be stored, distributed, held for service, used in preparation of any menu item, served or sold in any restaurants, food service establishments, mobile food service establishments, mobile food service establishment commissaries, retail food stores and other food establishments subject to the provisions of section thirteen hundred and fifty-one of the Public Health Law, except food that is served or sold directly to patrons in a manufacturer's original sealed package that bears a nutrition facts label consistent with federal law and regulation. This
2015-S1967A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1967--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HANNON, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recom- mitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat 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 1352-f to read as follows: S 1352-F. ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT; PROHIBITION. 1. NO FOOD CONTAINING ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT, AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL BE STORED, DISTRIBUTED, HELD FOR SERVICE, USED IN PREPARATION OF ANY MENU ITEM, SERVED OR SOLD IN ANY RESTAURANTS, FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, MOBILE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, MOBILE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT COMMIS- SARIES, RETAIL FOOD STORES AS DEFINED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, AND OTHER FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE, EXCEPT FOOD THAT IS SERVED OR SOLD DIRECTLY TO PATRONS IN A MANUFACTUR- ER'S ORIGINAL SEALED PACKAGE THAT BEARS A NUTRITION FACTS LABEL CONSIST- ENT WITH FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATION. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A FOOD SHALL BE DEEMED TO CONTAIN ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT IF THE FOOD IS LABELED AS, LISTS AS AN INGREDIENT, OR CONTAINS VEGETABLE SHORTENING, MARGARINE OR ANY KIND OF PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL. HOWEVER, A FOOD WHOSE NUTRITION FACTS LABEL OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER LISTS THE TRANS FAT CONTENT OF THE FOOD AS LESS THAN 0.5 GRAMS PER SERVING SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO CONTAIN ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO FOODS CONTAINING ONLY NATURALLY OCCURRING TRANS FAT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03576-06-6
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