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Jul 16, 2020 |
held for consideration in governmental operations |
Jan 08, 2020 |
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Feb 01, 2019 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A4083
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RA
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
co-Sponsors
David DiPietro
Peter Lawrence
Andrew R. Garbarino
Walter T. Mosley
multi-Sponsors
Michael Blake
Karl Brabenec
David Buchwald
Clifford Crouch
2019-A4083 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 16-B §§340 - 345, Exec L; amd §16, Ag & Mkts L
2019-A4083 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4083 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 1, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RA, DiPIETRO, LAWRENCE, GARBARINO, MOSLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE, BRABENEC, BUCHWALD, CROUCH, GIGLIO, GUNTHER, McDONOUGH, B. MILLER, M. G. MILLER, M. L. MILLER, MONTESANO, MORINELLO, ORTIZ, RAIA, VANEL, WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law and the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the donation of excess food by state agencies and contractors to food assistance programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York state food donation act". § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 16-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 16-B FOOD DONATION BY STATE AGENCIES AND CONTRACTORS SECTION 340. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 341. DEFINITIONS. 342. FOOD DONATION BY AGENCIES AND CONTRACTORS. 343. COSTS. 344. LIABILITY. 345. FOOD DONATION GUIDELINES. § 340. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 1. THE LEGISLA- TURE FINDS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS FOOD-INSECURE FAMILIES IN NEW YORK WHO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY OBTAINING AFFORDABLE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD ON A DAILY BASIS WHO WOULD BE HELPED BY DONATION OF EXCESS FOOD BY STATE AGENCIES AND CONTRACTORS. IN 1996 THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PASSED THE BILL EMERSON GOOD SAMARITAN FOOD DONATION ACT, WHICH PROTECTS GOOD-FAITH DONORS WHO DONATE FOOD TO NONPROFIT FEEDING PROGRAMS FROM CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. THE BILL EMERSON GOOD SAMARITAN FOOD DONATION ACT COVERS DONATION OF ALL FOOD AND GROCERY PRODUCTS THAT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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