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S 6493: 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 S 6493 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill aims to provide funding to emergency food providers in New York to purchase prepared meals from local restaurants and deliver them to families in need. The program will be developed in collaboration with the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and will have a grant component. Eligible restaurants will be required to meet health inspection and licensing standards, and create meals that align with current USDA MyPlate standards. The program's goal is to encourage the use of local ingredients and support local restaurants. The bill will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6493
- What is the current status of S 6493?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 6493 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 S 6493 pass?
- Not yet. S 6493 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6493, and where is it now?
- S 6493 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Agriculture.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE |
| Mar. 14, 2025 | REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 14, 2025 · 302 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6493 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee 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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