Senate Bill S4890A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires chain restaurants to label menu items that have a high content of sodium

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2023-S4890 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6529
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1357, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8266
2017-2018: A4534
2019-2020: S4930, A3871
2021-2022: S2532, A8860

2023-S4890 - Summary

Requires chain restaurants to place an icon on menus next to food items that have a high content of sodium.

2023-S4890 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4890 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4890
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RIVERA, LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  requiring  chain
   restaurants to label menu items that have a high content of sodium
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 1357 to read as follows:
   §  1357.  CHAIN  RESTAURANTS;  SODIUM CONTENT OF MENU ITEMS. 1.  DEFI-
 NITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A.  "CHAIN MENU DEVELOPER" MEANS THE PERSON THAT OWNS AND LICENSES THE
 BRAND NAME UNDER WHICH A CHAIN RESTAURANT DOES BUSINESS,  OR  ANY  OTHER
 PERSON  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  DETERMINING  THE  FORMULA  OR RECIPE FOR ITEMS
 DISPLAYED ON THE MENU OF A CHAIN RESTAURANT.
   B. "CHAIN RESTAURANT" MEANS A FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT,  AS  DEFINED
 IN PART FOURTEEN OF THE NEW YORK SANITARY CODE 10 NYCRR 14-1.20, THAT IS
 PART  OF  A  CHAIN WITH FIFTEEN OR MORE LOCATIONS WITHIN THE STATE DOING
 BUSINESS UNDER THE SAME NAME, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF OWNERSHIP OF THE
 LOCATIONS, AND OFFERING FOR SALE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR MENU ITEMS.
   C. "DAILY VALUE" MEANS THE DAILY REFERENCE VALUE USED  BY  THE  UNITED
 STATES  FOOD  AND  DRUG  ADMINISTRATION IN CALCULATING THE PERCENT DAILY
 VALUE FOR NUTRITION INFORMATION PROVIDED ON FOOD LABELS.
   D. "MENU OR MENU BOARD" MEANS THE PRIMARY WRITING OF  A  FOOD  SERVICE
 ESTABLISHMENT FROM WHICH A CUSTOMER MAKES AN ORDER SELECTION, INCLUDING,
 BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER MENUS; DESSERT MENUS;
 BEVERAGE MENUS; CHILDREN'S  MENUS;  OTHER  SPECIALTY  MENUS;  ELECTRONIC
 MENUS; AND MENUS ON THE INTERNET.
   E.  "STANDARD  MENU ITEM" MEANS A FOOD OR BEVERAGE ITEM THAT IS LISTED
 ON A MENU OR MENU BOARD, EXCLUDING TEMPORARY MENU ITEMS APPEARING ON THE
 MENU FOR LESS THAN SIXTY DAYS PER CALENDAR YEAR.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05818-02-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S4890A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6529
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1357, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8266
2017-2018: A4534
2019-2020: S4930, A3871
2021-2022: S2532, A8860

2023-S4890A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires chain restaurants to place an icon on menus next to food items that have a high content of sodium.

2023-S4890A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4890A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4890--A
     Cal. No. 384
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RIVERA, KAVANAGH, LIU, SEPULVEDA -- 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  --  reported  favorably  from  said  committee,
   ordered  to  first  and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to requiring chain
   restaurants to label menu items that have a high content of sodium
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 1357 to read as follows:
   § 1357. CHAIN RESTAURANTS; SODIUM CONTENT OF MENU  ITEMS.  1.    DEFI-
 NITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A.  "CHAIN MENU DEVELOPER" MEANS THE PERSON THAT OWNS AND LICENSES THE
 BRAND  NAME  UNDER  WHICH A CHAIN RESTAURANT DOES BUSINESS, OR ANY OTHER
 PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING  THE  FORMULA  OR  RECIPE  FOR  ITEMS
 DISPLAYED ON THE MENU OF A CHAIN RESTAURANT.
   B.  "CHAIN  RESTAURANT" MEANS A FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, AS DEFINED
 IN PART FOURTEEN OF THE NEW YORK SANITARY CODE 10 NYCRR 14-1.20, THAT IS
 PART OF A CHAIN WITH FIFTEEN OR MORE LOCATIONS WITHIN  THE  STATE  DOING
 BUSINESS UNDER THE SAME NAME, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF OWNERSHIP OF THE
 LOCATIONS, AND OFFERING FOR SALE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR MENU ITEMS.
   C.  "DAILY  VALUE"  MEANS THE DAILY REFERENCE VALUE USED BY THE UNITED
 STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IN  CALCULATING  THE  PERCENT  DAILY
 VALUE FOR NUTRITION INFORMATION PROVIDED ON FOOD LABELS.
   D.  "MENU  OR  MENU BOARD" MEANS THE PRIMARY WRITING OF A FOOD SERVICE
 ESTABLISHMENT FROM WHICH A CUSTOMER MAKES AN ORDER SELECTION, INCLUDING,
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER MENUS;  DESSERT  MENUS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.