Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Mar 04, 2009 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S2824
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S2824 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยงยง396-ii & 396-jj, Gen Bus L
2009-S2824 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2824 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting restaurants from selling foods containing trans fats and requiring the posting of calorie, fat and sodium content in food items sold PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To provide certain nutrition information to customers of chain restaurants and food establishments and to prevent restaurants from cooking with unhealthy trans fats. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amends the general business law by adding a new section 396-ii which would require chain restaurants to list on each menu the total number of calories, grams of saturated and trans fat, and milligrams of sodium per serving, as usually prepared and offered for sale. A violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for the first violation and one thousand dollars for every subsequent violation. A new section 396-jj would also be added to the general business law. This section would prohibit restaurants from utilizing any trans fats in the preparation or cooking of any food item. Whenever the court has determined that a violation has occurred, they may impose a civil fine of fifty dollars for each day that such violation occurs, but in
2009-S2824 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2824 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 4, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting restaurants from selling foods containing trans fats and requiring the posting of calorie, fat and sodium content in food items sold THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding two new sections 396-ii and 396-jj to read as follows: S 396-II. RESTAURANTS; NOTIFICATION OF CALORIES, FAT AND SODIUM CONTENT IN FOODS. 1. ANY CHAIN RESTAURANT OR FRANCHISE, OR CHAIN FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED OR COOKED AND OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC FOR CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES, INCLUDING ANY RESTAURANT WHICH DOES NOT SUPPLY TABLE SERVICE BUT COUNTER SERVICE ONLY, SHALL LIST ADJACENT TO EACH FOOD ITEM ON THE STANDARD PRINTED MENU, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CALORIES, GRAMS OF SATURATED AND TRANS FAT, AND MILLIGRAMS OF SODIUM PER SERVING, AS USUALLY PREPARED AND OFFERED FOR SALE, IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER. FOR FOOD OFFERED FOR SALE IN A CHAIN RESTAURANT OR CHAIN FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT THAT USES ONLY MENU BOARDS OR SIMI- LAR SIGNS, SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE LISTED ADJACENT TO EACH FOOD ITEM LISTED ON THE STANDARD MENU BOARD OR SIGN, AND SUCH MENU BOARD OR SIGN SHALL BE CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS TO THE PUBLIC AND WITHIN REASONABLE DISTANCE FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE RESTAURANT OR OTHER ESTABLISH- MENT. 2. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL FINE NOT EXCEEDING FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION AND ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION. 3. ANY RESTAURANT OR FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT PRIVATELY OWNED SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. S 396-JJ. RESTAURANTS; TRANS FATS PROHIBITED. 1. ANY RESTAURANT OR OTHER FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED OR COOKED AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03394-02-9
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