New York A 4515: Relates to expanding the FreshConnect program

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A04515 Summary:

BILL NOA04515 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04162

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SPONSORHyndman

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COSPNSRWoerner, Schiavoni

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MLTSPNSR

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Expands the FreshConnect program, which provides rebates for the purchase of local produce to certain people, to include local produce sold in supermarkets and grocery stores.

Go to top A04515 Actions:

BILL NOA04515 

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02/04/2025referred to agriculture

05/20/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA04515 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE Chair:Lupardo 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:23/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means LupardoAyeTagueAye

RosenthalAyeBlankenbushAye

BarrettAyeHawleyAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye

WoernerAyeMillerAye

JonesAyeLemondesAye

WilliamsAyeGiglioAye

ButtenschonAye

KellesAye

SeptimoAye

ZinermanAye

CruzAye

CunninghamAye

RagaAye

KayAye

SchiavoniAye

Go to topA04515 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04515 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4515

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to incentivize the purchase of local produce in supermarkets and
 grocery stores through the FreshConnect program

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

 1 Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this act the following terms shall
 2 have the following meanings:
 3 (i) "local produce" means produce grown by a producer with the pride
 4 of New York symbol of the business claiming the local produce tax credit
 5 within the state of New York, from seed or conception through final
 6 product.
 7 (ii) "producer" means an individual, whether acting individually or
 8 through a cooperative, corporation, partnership, business association,
 9 or educational institution, who is a farmer, student farmer or manufac-
 10 turer of foods or goods in New York state. It shall not, however,
 11 include a wholesaler or distributor.
 12 (iii) "supermarket" or "grocery store" means a retail store at a given
 13 location devoted to the sale of foods, food stuffs and groceries for
 14 human consumption regularly and customarily sold in a bona fide manner
 15 for consumption off of the premises. The following shall not be consid-
 16 ered supermarkets or grocery stores for the purposes of this act:
 17 hotels, motels, restaurants, cafeterias, bakeries, caterers, hospitals,
 18 assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, nursing
 19 homes, hospices, group homes, drug stores, educational institutions,
 20 food courts in shopping malls, food retailers at airports or other
 21 transportation facilities, gas stations, sports arenas, movie theaters
 22 or any other similar establishments.
 23 (b) The commissioner of agriculture and markets shall expand the
 24 FreshConnect program, which improves access to local produce by provid-
 25 ing certain people with two dollar rebates to be used for the purchase

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08421-01-5

 A. 4515 2

 1 of further local produce for every two dollars of local produce
 2 purchased, to include local produce sold in supermarkets and grocery
 3 stores.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 5 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 6 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 7 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or
 8 before such date.

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