Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 02, 2016 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to health |
Apr 28, 2015 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Mar 09, 2015 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A5944
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
multi-Sponsors
Michael Benedetto
Sandy Galef
N. Nick Perry
Jose Rivera
2015-A5944 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S1068
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง1352-b, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A7622, S5925
2011-2012: A1062, S1178
2013-2014: A2574, S3199
2017-2018: A3190, S2858
2019-2020: A2774, S4962
2021-2022: S5385
2023-2024: S6828
2015-A5944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5944 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENEDETTO, GALEF, PERRY, RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to food allergen information THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The section heading of section 1352-b of the public health law, as added by chapter 613 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows: Public eating establishments; first aid instructions concerning food lodged in throat; FOOD ALLERGEN INFORMATION; liability. S 2. Subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 of section 1352-b of the public health law are renumbered subdivisions 4, 5 and 6 and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows: 3. FOOD ALLERGEN INFORMATION FOR PROPRIETORS AND EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC EATING ESTABLISHMENTS. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT AND APPROVE INFORMATION TO EDUCATE PROPRIETORS AND EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC EATING ESTAB- LISHMENTS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SEVERE FOOD ALLERGENS TO FOOD ALLERGIC INDIVIDUALS. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: THE NEED TO INFORM CUSTOMERS OF THE PRESENCE OF SUCH ALLERGENS IN FOOD OR MEALS ON THE MENU OR THROUGH VERBAL DESCRIPTIONS; THE POSSIBILITY OF CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF A FOOD WITH AN ALLERGEN DURING FOOD PREPARATION AND THE NEED TO INFORM CUSTOMERS OF THAT POSSIBILITY; AND, THE SYMPTOMS OF SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO FOOD AND THE NEED FOR RAPID RESPONSE TO SUCH EMERGENCIES. B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, SUPPLY TO THE PROPRIETOR OF EVERY PUBLIC EATING ESTABLISHMENT IN THIS STATE SUCH ADOPTED AND APPROVED INFORMATION AND DEVELOP REGULATIONS FOR DISTRIB- UTION OR POSTING OF SUCH INFORMATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04658-01-5
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