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Senate bill · S7629 (2025-26)

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to maintain a publicly available database of the results of its graded inspections on its website

New York State Senate

Same as A11648, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Jul 29, 2026

Sponsor: Roxanne J. Persaud (State Senator, District 19, Democratic)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 21, 2026. About our data

Summary

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to maintain a publicly available database of the results of its graded inspections on its website; requires the department to provide information as to where a customer may file a consumer report; requires the department to facilitate and coordinate the planning and implementation of an awareness and educational program to inform the general public on the standards retail food stores shall meet and how consumers may report retail food stores with poor sanitary conditions.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Agriculture and Markets Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture and Markets to post the results of its graded inspections on their website and facilitate a public awareness campaign.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Agriculture · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Agriculture · New York State Senate.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Roxanne J. Persaud says this is needed

This legislation aims to increase consumer transparency and education regarding retail food store inspections by requiring the Department of Agriculture and Markets to maintain a publicly accessible database on their website, in a conspicuous location, containing the results of its graded inspections. The legislation mandates that the database be updated every ninety days to ensure that consumers have access to the most current and accurate information when making decisions about food purchases. Additionally, the legislation requires that a clearly visible location for filing consumer reports be provided on their website, including within any navigation menus or drop-down options, so consumers can easily file complaints. Furthermore, the public awareness campaign mandated by the legislation will educate consumers about retail food store standards and provide guidance on how to report retail food stores with poor sanitary condi- tions, helping ensure that consumers are empowered to make informed decisions when purchasing food.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

  1. Jul 29, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    NY Senate

  3. Apr 23, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    NY Senate

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