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A 4952: Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets, in consultation with the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance, to establish a grant program to provide funding to emergency food providers to purchase prepared meals from New York restaurants and deliver them to families in need.
What A 4952 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to provide funding to emergency food providers to purchase prepared meals from New York restaurants and deliver them to families in need. The program would be developed in consultation with the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and would provide grants to eligible emergency food providers. To participate in the program, restaurants would need to pass all health inspections, comply with licensing requirements, and create meals aligning with current MyPlate standards. The program would also encourage restaurants to use New York ingredients whenever possible. The law would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to agriculture (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4952
- What is the current status of A 4952?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 4952 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to agriculture".
- Did A 4952 pass?
- Not yet. A 4952 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4952, and where is it now?
- A 4952 was authored by Asm. Alicia Hyndman. Its committee of record is Assembly Agriculture.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to agriculture |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | referred to agriculture |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 298 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4952 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to direct- ing the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish a program to provide funding to emergency food providers to purchase prepared meals from New York restaurants and deliver them to families in need The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 53 to read as follows: 3 53. Develop, in consultation with the commissioner of the office of 4 temporary and disability assistance, a grant program, within funding 5 made available for such program, to provide awards to emergency food 6 providers to purchase prepared meals from eligible New York restaurants 7 and deliver them to families in need. The commissioner shall promulgate 8 criteria for a restaurant to participate in such program, which shall 9 include but not be limited to, passing all health inspections, compli- 10 ance with all licensing requirements applicable to such restaurant, and 11 creation of meals aligning with current MyPlate standards issued by the 12 United States department of agriculture. Such program shall also encour- 13 age participating restaurants to utilize New York ingredients where 14 possible. The commissioner shall promulgate any rules and regulations 15 necessary for the implementation of this subdivision. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09043-01-5
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