# New York A 8419: Relates to retail food store, food service establishment and food warehouse licensing

New York A 8419, Relates to retail food store, food service establishment and food warehouse licensing, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by William Conrad; status signed, last action 2025-10-16 (SIGNED CHAP.459) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 8419
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to retail food store, food service establishment and food warehouse licensing
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Last action: 2025-10-16, SIGNED CHAP.459
- Sponsor: William Conrad
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: AGRICULTURE, CODES, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (205 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Food businesses need paid two-year licenses: cost, medium. Covered New York food businesses must submit completed applications and pay for licenses lasting two years from issuance. Food stores and businesses preparing individual portions for off-site eating pay $250; commercial food warehouses pay $400. Applications are due December 1 every other year for…
- Unsafe food businesses face closure powers: mixed, medium. After three straight failed inspections, New York may stop a food store's retail or wholesale operations until it passes inspection. The state may instead suspend or revoke its license. Other grounds for license denial, nonrenewal, suspension, or revocation include false application statements, poo…
- Food inspections bring help and public results: mixed, low. New York must inspect each food store at least once every 12 months. After two straight failures, inspections increase to at least every six months until the store passes twice in a row. Inspectors may enter places handling, storing, or selling food at reasonable hours for licensing and inspection…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William Conrad, House
- Cosponsor: Tommy Schiavoni (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 1 |   |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 147 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-10-16: SIGNED CHAP.459 (House)
- 2025-10-09: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-06-12: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: 3RD READING CAL.1936 (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: SUBSTITUTED FOR S8388 (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-10: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-10: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.586 (House)
- 2025-06-10: RULES REPORT CAL.586 (House)
- 2025-06-10: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-06-05: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-05-20: REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES (House)
- 2025-05-15: REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE (House)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-05-15: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A8419)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A8419)

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- [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025)
- [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A8419-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).