New York S 7408: Relates to the newborn health and safe sleep study

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S07408 Summary:

BILL NOS07408B

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SAME ASSAME AS A08007-B

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SPONSORFAHY

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COSPNSRFERNANDEZ, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, KAVANAGH

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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.

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BILL NOS07408B

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04/15/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1094

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/04/2025PASSED SENATE

06/04/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2025referred to health

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

03/30/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

03/30/2026PRINT NUMBER 7408A

05/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.979

05/06/2026AMENDED 7408B

05/06/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/01/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7408--B
 Cal. No. 979

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. FAHY, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, KAVANAGH -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with
 Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported
 favorably from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on
 first report, ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted,
 retaining its place in the order of second report

 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.
 LBD09094-10-6

 S. 7408--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