# New York S 1239: Enacts the "food safety and chemical disclosure act"

New York S 1239, Enacts the "food safety and chemical disclosure act", is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brian Kavanagh (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-04-21 (RETURNED TO SENATE) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 1239
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Enacts the "food safety and chemical disclosure act"
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2026-04-21, RETURNED TO SENATE
- Sponsor: Brian Kavanagh (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Subjects: AGRICULTURE, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (310 yes, 35 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian Kavanagh (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alexis Weik (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christopher Ryan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jack M. Martins (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Luis R. Sepúlveda (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patricia Fahy (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter Oberacker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rachel May (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Rhoads (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: William Weber (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Zellnor Myrie (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-21 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 106 | 32 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 60 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 1 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | committee | Agriculture Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 1 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 1 |   |
| 2025-05-28 | committee | Health Committee Vote | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-14 | committee | Agriculture Committee Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (38)

- 2026-04-21: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-04-21: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-04-21: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.62 (House)
- 2026-04-21: SUBSTITUTED FOR A1556G (House)
- 2026-03-23: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2026-03-23: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: REPASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1239F (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-03-18: RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2026-02-05: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: 1ST REPORT CAL.213 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-01-07: DIED IN ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-17: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.854 (House)
- 2025-06-17: SUBSTITUTED FOR A1556E (House)
- 2025-06-12: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-06-12: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1239E (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1239D (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: 1ST REPORT CAL.1386 (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: PRINT NUMBER 1239C (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HEALTH (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: PRINT NUMBER 1239B (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: PRINT NUMBER 1239A (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment F, 2026-03-18: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239F)
- Amendment E, 2025-06-09: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239E)
- Amendment D, 2025-06-06: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239D)
- Amendment C, 2025-05-16: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239C)
- Amendment B, 2025-04-28: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239B)
- Amendment A, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239A)
- Original, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239)

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## Sources
- [Amendment F (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239F)
- [Amendment E (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239E)
- [Amendment D (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239D)
- [Amendment C (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239C)
- [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239B)
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1239)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S1239-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).
