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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8388: Relates to retail food store, food service establishment and food warehouse licensing

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

S 8388 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on June 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to retail food store, food service establishment and food warehouse licensing. Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (June 12, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY A8419.

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.

Relates to retail food store, food service establishment and food warehouse licensing; defines terms; provides for licensure; authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and markets to grant, suspend or revoke licenses; authorizes civil practice law and rules article 78 proceedings to challenge the actions of such commissioner; authorizes such commissioner or such commissioner's duly authorized representatives to investigate and inspect such retail food stores or warehouses; requires the department of agriculture and markets to assign at least on retail food specialist to each inspection zone; provides for penalties and remedies; makes related provisions.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle HincheyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY A8419
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1936
  3. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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