NY A06598 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-2)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-07-01 - held for consideration in ways and means
Pending: Assembly Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Develop demonstration projects to increase the self sufficiency of low-income communities in providing for their food needs.

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Title

Authorizes the department of health to implement a community food security, empowerment and economic development program (SEED) to help meet the food need of low-income people and promote comprehensive responses to local food, farm and nutrition issues; provides grants for the cost of program projects which will be available to non-profit organizations and local governments, with limited partnership with for-profit enterprises; makes related provisions.

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-07-01 held for consideration in ways and means
2010-03-02 reported referred to ways and means
2010-01-06 referred to health
2009-04-24 print number 6598a
2009-04-24 amend and recommit to ways and means
2009-04-07 reported referred to ways and means
2009-03-06 referred to health

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