NY A07124 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 53-20)
Status: Introduced on March 20 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to education
Pending: Assembly Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

To combat childhood obesity by restricting the availability of foods of no or minimal nutritional value in vending machines, school stores, and a la carte luncheon lines on school grounds or property.

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Title

Provides for the sale, availability and distribution of healthy foods and beverages on school property and at school sponsored functions; sets forth portion size and food requirements; sets forth requirements and provides for the sale of such foods in school stores, vending machines, school cafeterias; requires nutritional information on all food items and beverages which are not prepackaged with such; and requires the commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to establish a procedure for engaging school wellness committees.

Sponsors

Asm. Marc Alessi [D]Asm. Thomas Alfano [R]Asm. Carmen Arroyo [D]Sen. Greg Ball [R]
Asm. Robert Barra [R]Asm. Michael Benedetto [D]Asm. Michael Benjamin [D]Asm. William Boyland [D]
Asm. Alec Brook-Krasny [D]Asm. Daniel Burling [R]Asm. Nancy Calhoun [R]Asm. Karim Camara [D]
Asm. Ann-Margaret Carrozza [D]Asm. Barbara Clark [D]Asm. William Colton [D]Asm. James Conte [R]
Asm. Jane Corwin [R]Asm. Clifford Crouch [R]Asm. Ro Ann Destito [D]Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz [D]
Asm. Janet Duprey [R]Asm. Steven Englebright [D]Asm. Joseph Errigo [R]Sen. Adriano Espaillat [D]
Asm. Ginny Fields [D]Asm. Gary Finch [R]Asm. Dennis Gabryszak [D]Asm. Sandra Galef [D]
Asm. Joseph Giglio [R]Asm. Timothy Gordon [D]Asm. Richard Gottfried [D]Asm. Aileen Gunther [D]
Asm. Carl Heastie [D]Asm. Donna Hyer-Spencer [D]Asm. Rhoda Jacobs [D]Asm. Ellen Jaffee [D]
Asm. Hakeem Jeffries [D]Asm. Tony Jordan [R]Asm. David Koon [D]Asm. Rory Lancman [D]
Sen. George Latimer [D]Asm. Charles Lavine [D]Asm. Joseph Lentol [D]Asm. William Magnarelli [D]
Asm. Alan Maisel [D]Asm. Nettie Mayersohn [D]Asm. David McDonough [R]Asm. John McEneny [D]
Asm. Thomas McKevitt [R]Asm. Grace Meng [D]Asm. Joel Miller [R]Asm. Felix Ortiz [D]
Asm. Amy Paulin [D]Asm. Crystal Peoples-Stokes [D]Asm. Nick Perry [D]Asm. Audrey Pheffer [D]
Asm. Gary Pretlow [D]Asm. Andrew Raia [R]Asm. Peter Rivera [D]Asm. Annette Robinson [D]
Asm. Linda Rosenthal [D]Asm. William Scarborough [D]Asm. Michelle Schimel [D]Asm. Michael Spano [R]
Asm. Albert Stirpe [D]Asm. Robert Sweeney [D]Asm. Fred Thiele [D]Asm. Matthew Titone [D]
Asm. Michele Titus [D]Asm. Lou Tobacco [R]Asm. Darryl Towns [D]Asm. David Townsend [R]
Asm. Harvey Weisenberg [D]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-01-06 referred to education
2009-03-20 referred to education

Same As/Similar To

S1446 (Same As) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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Bill Comments

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