Assembly Bill A2276

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits chain restaurants from charging extra for non-dairy alternatives in beverages

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A2276 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-x, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9829

2025-A2276 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits chain restaurants from charging extra for non-dairy alternatives in beverages.

2025-A2276 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2276
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   chain  restaurants  from  charging extra for non-dairy alternatives in
   beverages

   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 a new section
 391-x to read as follows:
   §  391-X.  EXTRA  CHARGE FOR NON-DAIRY ALTERNATIVES PROHIBITED. 1.  NO
 CHAIN FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT SHALL CHARGE AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR  THE
 USE OF NON-DAIRY ALTERNATIVES IN BEVERAGES.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM:
   (A)  "CHAIN  FOOD  SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENT"  SHALL  MEAN A FOOD SERVICE
 ESTABLISHMENT WHICH IS ONE OF FIFTEEN OR MORE SUCH  ESTABLISHMENTS  THAT
 ARE:
   I.  OPERATED  UNDER  THE  SAME  NAME AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
 STATE; AND
   II. OPERATED UNDER THE SAME OWNERSHIP OR BY FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.
   (B) "NON-DAIRY ALTERNATIVES" SHALL MEAN PLANT-BASED PRODUCTS THAT  ARE
 MARKETED AND SOLD AS ALTERNATIVES TO MILK AND ARE MADE FROM NUTS, SEEDS,
 RICE, OATS, OR LEGUMES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05759-01-5

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