New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2062: 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 February 3, 2026: OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Plain-language summary

S 2062 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 15, 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: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). 5 co-sponsors.