Assembly Bill A254

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides that all persons have the right to food and the right to be free from hunger, malnutrition, starvation and the endangerment of life from the scarcity of or lack of access to nourishing food

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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

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2025-A254 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2062
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 1 §20, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10474

2025-A254 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that all persons have the right to grow, raise, harvest, produce and consume the food of their own choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health and well-being, and the right to be free from hunger, malnutrition, starvation and the endangerment of life from the scarcity of or lack of access to nourishing food.

2025-A254 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    254
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation  to
   the  right to food and the right to be free from hunger, malnutrition,
   starvation and the endangerment of life from the scarcity of  or  lack
   of access to food
 
   Section  1.  Resolved  (if  the  Senate concur), That article 1 of the
 constitution be amended by adding a new section 20 to read as follows:
   § 20. ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE A NATURAL, INHERENT AND  UNALIENABLE  RIGHT
 TO FOOD, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SAVE AND EXCHANGE SEEDS AND THE RIGHT TO
 GROW, RAISE, HARVEST, PRODUCE AND CONSUME THE FOOD OF THEIR OWN CHOOSING
 FOR  THEIR OWN NOURISHMENT, SUSTENANCE, BODILY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AS
 LONG AS AN INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT COMMIT TRESPASSING,  THEFT,  POACHING  OR
 OTHER  ABUSES  OF  PRIVATE  PROPERTY  RIGHTS,  PUBLIC  LANDS  OR NATURAL
 RESOURCES IN THE HARVESTING, PRODUCTION OR ACQUISITION OF FOOD; FURTHER-
 MORE, ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO BE FREE  FROM  HUNGER,
 MALNUTRITION,  STARVATION AND THE ENDANGERMENT OF LIFE FROM THE SCARCITY
 OF OR LACK OF ACCESS TO NOURISHING FOOD.
   § 2. Resolved  (if the Senate concur), That the  foregoing  amendments
 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
 conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
 published 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89027-01-5

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