Assembly Bill A5037A

2017-2018 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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2017-A5037 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2760
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally; amd Pub Health L, generally; add §235-h, RP L; add §91-g, St Fin L; amd §§3231, 3239, 4317, 4235, 4326 & 4405, Ins L; amd §§390 & 390-a, Soc Serv L; amd §11, Pub Bldg L; amd §§31-f, 31-h, 31-j & 284, Ag & Mkts L; amd §28-a, Gen City L; amd §272-a, Town L; amd §7-722, Vil L; amd §239-d, Gen Muni L; amd §331, Hway L; amd §309, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9394, S6423
2013-2014: A5322, S2374
2015-2016: A6548, S1668
2019-2020: A5322

2017-A5037 - Summary

Enacts the "omnibus obesity and respiratory illness reduction act"; provides for the screening for childhood obesity by elementary and secondary schools; provides for the regulation of the use of trans fats and requires the provision of nutritional information by food service facilities; requires instruction in schools on good health practices

2017-A5037 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5037
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Agriculture
 
 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  obesity  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 education law, in
   relation to the use of inhalers and nebulizers (Part G); to amend  the
   real  property law, in relation to residential rental property smoking
   policies (Part H); to amend the state  finance  law,  in  relation  to
   establishing  the  obesity and respiratory disease research and educa-
   tion fund (Part I); to amend the social services law, in  relation  to
   child  day  care  facilities  (Part J); to amend the education law, in
   relation to use of school facilities by not-for-profit and  charitable
   organizations  for after-school programs (Part K); 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
   L);  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to instruction in good
   health and reducing the incidence of obesity (Part M);  to  amend  the
   public  buildings  law, in relation to bicycle access to public office
   buildings (Part N); to amend the agriculture and markets law  and  the
   education  law, in relation to authorizing school districts and insti-
   tutions of higher education to donate excess food to  local  voluntary
   food  assistance programs (Part O); and to amend the insurance law and
   the public health law, in relation to making  actuarially  appropriate
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-A5037A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2760
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally; amd Pub Health L, generally; add §235-h, RP L; add §91-g, St Fin L; amd §§3231, 3239, 4317, 4235, 4326 & 4405, Ins L; amd §§390 & 390-a, Soc Serv L; amd §11, Pub Bldg L; amd §§31-f, 31-h, 31-j & 284, Ag & Mkts L; amd §28-a, Gen City L; amd §272-a, Town L; amd §7-722, Vil L; amd §239-d, Gen Muni L; amd §331, Hway L; amd §309, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9394, S6423
2013-2014: A5322, S2374
2015-2016: A6548, S1668
2019-2020: A5322

2017-A5037A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "omnibus obesity and respiratory illness reduction act"; provides for the screening for childhood obesity by elementary and secondary schools; provides for the regulation of the use of trans fats and requires the provision of nutritional information by food service facilities; requires instruction in schools on good health practices

2017-A5037A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5037--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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 obesity 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  education  law,  in
   relation  to the use of inhalers and nebulizers (Part G); to amend the
   state finance law, in relation to establishing the obesity and respir-
   atory disease research and education  fund  (Part  H);  to  amend  the
   social  services  law,  in relation to child day care facilities (Part
   I); to amend the education law, in relation to use of  school  facili-
   ties  by  not-for-profit and charitable organizations for after-school
   programs (Part J); to amend the education law, in relation to  screen-
   ing  for  childhood  obesity  (Part K); to amend the education law, in
   relation to instruction in good health and reducing the  incidence  of
   obesity  (Part  L);  to amend the public buildings law, in relation to
   bicycle access to public office  buildings  (Part  M);  to  amend  the
   insurance law and the public health law, in relation to making actuar-
   ially  appropriate  reductions  in health insurance premiums in return
   for an enrollee's or insured's participation in a  qualified  wellness
   program  (Part  N);  to  amend  the  agriculture  and  markets law, in
   relation to expanding the production of fresh fruits and vegetables by
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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