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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8692: Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act"

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 8692 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act". Primary sponsor: Al Stirpe (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2026): REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS.

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Official summary

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

Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act" (FRESH Communities); provides loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to businesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or local development corporations for the purpose of attracting, maintaining or permitting the expansion of food retail establishments in underserved areas.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Al StirpePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse127
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Rebecca KassayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Donna LupardoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse123
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“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. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  2. REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  3. REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sources

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