New York A 8707: Relates to the establishment of notice requirements for credit card fees or surcharges; repealer

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A08707 Summary:

BILL NOA08707A

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SAME ASSAME AS S03214-B

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SPONSORKelles

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COSPNSRAngelino, Burroughs, Carroll P, Clark, Colton, Cruz, De Los Santos, Dinowitz, Epstein, Gallagher,
 Gibbs, Glick, Hevesi, Jackson, Kay, Lee, Levenberg, Lunsford, Norber, Paulin, Raga, Reyes,
 Rosenthal, Sayegh, Schiavoni, Seawright, Shimsky, Simon, Slater, Steck, Stirpe, Tague, Tapia,
 Torres, Wieder, Meeks, Rajkumar, Carroll R, Davila, Kim

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §915-b, Ed L

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Prohibits the sale of foods containing synthetic color additives in schools except under certain circumstances off and away from the premises or on premises at least a half hour after the end of the school day.

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BILL NOA08707A

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06/02/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

01/23/2026amend and recommit to education

01/23/2026print number 8707a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8707--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 2, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES, ANGELINO, BURROUGHS, P. CARROLL, CLARK,
 COLTON, CRUZ, DE LOS SANTOS, DINOWITZ, GALLAGHER, GIBBS, GLICK, HEVE-
 SI, JACKSON, KAY, LEE, LEVENBERG, LUNSFORD, NORBER, PAULIN, RAGA,
 REYES, ROSENTHAL, SAYEGH, SCHIAVONI, SEAWRIGHT, SHIMSKY, SIMON,
 SLATER, STECK, STIRPE, TAGUE, TAPIA, TORRES -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the sale
 of foods containing synthetic additives in schools

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-b
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 915-b. Prohibiting the sale of foods containing synthetic color
 4 additives. 1. A vendor shall not offer to sell to any public schools
 5 within the state foods or beverages, including competitive foods as
 6 defined under 7 CFR 210.11(a)(2) and meals reimbursed under programs
 7 authorized by the federal Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
 8 (Public Law 113-79) and the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
 9 U.S.C. Sec. 1771 et seq.), containing any of the following substances:
 10 a. FD&C Red No. 3
 11 b. FD&C Red No. 40
 12 c. FD&C Blue No. 1
 13 d. FD&C Blue No. 2
 14 e. FD&C Green No. 3
 15 f. FD&C Yellow No. 5
 16 g. FD&C Yellow No. 6

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06943-05-5

 A. 8707--A 2

 1 2. A school may permit the sale of foods and beverages that do not
 2 comply with subdivision one of this section if the sale of such items
 3 takes place either:
 4 a. off and away from the premises of the school; or
 5 b. on school premises at least one-half hour after the end of the
 6 school day.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 8 it shall have become a law.

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