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A 6413: Prohibits the sale of food and food products containing boneless lean beef trimmings, commonly referred to as "pink slime", in schools.
What A 6413 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit the sale of food and food products containing boneless lean beef trimmings, commonly referred to as "pink slime", in public schools. The term "boneless lean beef trimmings" refers to the industrial product created by passing bones through a centrifuge to salvage any meaty materials, and then exposing such materials to ammonia gas as a disinfectant treatment. The sale of such products in public schools would be prohibited. The ban would take effect on the thirtieth day after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6413
- What is the current status of A 6413?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6413 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 education".
- Did A 6413 pass?
- Not yet. A 6413 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6413, and where is it now?
- A 6413 was authored by Asm. Alicia Hyndman. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Mar. 04, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 264 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6413 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of food and food products containing boneless lean beef trimmings, commonly referred to as "pink slime", in schools The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 915-a. Prohibiting the sale of food and food products containing 4 boneless lean beef trimmings. 1. No food or food product containing 5 boneless lean beef trimmings shall be sold in any public school within 6 the state. 7 2. For purposes of this section the term "boneless lean beef trim- 8 mings" shall mean and refer to the industrial product commonly referred 9 to as "pink slime" which is created by passing bones through a centri- 10 fuge after the limits of mechanically trimming such bones has been 11 reached in order to salvage any meaty materials remaining on such bones, 12 and then exposing such meaty materials to ammonia gas as a disinfectant 13 treatment. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 15 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07735-01-5
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