New York A 8007: Relates to awards of grants from the beginning farmers NY fund

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A08007 Summary:

BILL NOA08007B

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SAME ASSAME AS S07408-B

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SPONSORKelles

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COSPNSRWoerner, Buttenschon, Taylor, Lupardo, Simon, Steck, Zaccaro, Rosenthal, Glick, Gonzalez-Rojas,
 Shimsky, Simone, Reyes, Lucas, Gallagher, Colton

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1352-f, Pub Health L

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Requires food service establishments to permit the use of reusable beverage and food containers provided by customers when requesting a beverage refill or requesting leftovers from a partially consumed meal to be packaged and post signs to inform customers that they are permitted to do so.

Go to top A08007 Actions:

BILL NOA08007B

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04/21/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

03/27/2026amend and recommit to health

03/27/2026print number 8007a

04/27/2026amend and recommit to health

04/27/2026print number 8007b

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8007--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES, WOERNER, BUTTENSCHON, TAYLOR, LUPARDO,
 SIMON, STECK, ZACCARO, ROSENTHAL, GLICK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, SHIMSKY,
 SIMONE, REYES, LUCAS, GALLAGHER, COLTON -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in
 accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring food
 service establishments to permit the use of reusable beverage and food
 containers provided by customers

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "right to refill act".
 3 § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1352-f
 4 to read as follows:
 5 § 1352-f. Reusable beverage and food containers provided by customers.
 6 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall
 7 have the following meanings:
 8 a. "Food service establishment" shall mean a public place where
 9 prepared food is sold for individual portion service, whether consump-
 10 tion occurs on or off the premises. This term does not include retail
 11 food stores.
 12 b. "Reusable beverage container" shall mean a bottle, mug, cup or
 13 other container that is designed and manufactured to hold beverages and
 14 is capable of multiple reuses.
 15 c. "Single-use container" shall mean a container that is designed and
 16 intended to be used only once for drinking or eating, and is generally
 17 recognized by the public as an item that is to be discarded after one
 18 use.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09094-11-6

 A. 8007--B 2

 1 d. "Reusable food container" shall mean all containers, bowls, plates,
 2 trays, cartons, cups, lids and other items that are designed and manu-
 3 factured to hold food and are capable of multiple reuses.
 4 2. Requirements. a. Any food service establishment in the state that
 5 serves beverages to customers in single-use containers shall instead, at
 6 the request of a customer who has ordered a beverage, serve such bever-
 7 age in a reusable beverage container supplied by the customer, provided
 8 that:
 9 (i) Such reusable beverage container appears appropriate for serving
 10 such beverage, based on a reasonable visual inspection by a food service
 11 establishment employee as to the container's cleanliness, size and mate-
 12 rial;
 13 (ii) Such container is cleaned and sanitized in accordance with health
 14 department regulations by a food service establishment employee prior to
 15 refilling; and
 16 (iii) Such beverage is dispensed in a manner that prevents contact
 17 with, or contamination of, the food-contact surfaces of the beverage
 18 dispensing equipment.
 19 b. Any food service establishment in the state that serves food to
 20 custom