New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 254: Provides that all persons have the right to food and the right to be free from hunger, malnutrition, starvation and the endangerment of life from the scarcity of or lack of access to nourishing food

In committee Last action January 30, 2026: OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Plain-language summary

A 254 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides that all persons have the right to food and the right to be free from hunger, malnutrition, starvation and the endangerment of life from the scarcity of or lack of access to nourishing food. Primary sponsor: Michaelle Solages (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2026): OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Michaelle Solages (Democratic).