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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7459: Relates to the implementation of a food security, empowerment and economic development program

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 7459 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the implementation of a food security, empowerment and economic development program. Primary sponsor: Vivian Cook (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HEALTH.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Authorizes the department of health to implement a community food security, empowerment and economic development program (SEED) to help meet the food needs of low-income people and promote comprehensive responses to local food, farm and nutrition issues; provides grants for the cost of program projects which will be available to non-profit organizations and local governments, with limited partnership with for-profit enterprises; makes related provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Vivian CookPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Jaime WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  2. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source