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S 837: Exempts lemonade stands operated by persons under sixteen years of age from department of health permitting requirements.
What S 837 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to exempt lemonade stands operated by people under the age of 16 from Department of Health permitting requirements. This means that children under 16 years old can run their own lemonade stands without needing to follow the usual regulations and obtain necessary permits. The exemption is intended to allow children to engage in entrepreneurial activities and develop their business skills in a safe and supportive environment. The bill takes effect immediately, and any necessary rules or regulations must be implemented within the same timeframe.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Jan. 08, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 209 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 837 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to exempt lemonade stands operated by persons under sixteen years of age from department of health permitting requirements The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NYCRR sections 14-2.1 and 2 14-2.2, or any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a lemonade 3 stand operated by a person under the age of 16 years shall not be 4 considered to be a temporary food establishment for the purposes of 5 title 10 NYCRR chapter 14. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately, 7 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces- 8 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 9 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02770-01-5
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