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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7618: Relates to food safety and quality date labeling requirements

Passed both chambers 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

S 7618 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to food safety and quality date labeling requirements. Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): RETURNED TO SENATE.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Requires certain labeling to be used to indicate the safety dates and quality dates of food products; requires the department of agriculture and markets to educate consumers about such provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 7 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle HincheyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Siela BynoeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Brian KavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29

“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. RETURNED TO SENATE
  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.264
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A7291B
  5. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
  6. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. REPASSED SENATE
  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7618B
  9. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
  10. RETURNED TO SENATE
  11. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
  12. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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