S 6017 NY
Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act"
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Summary
This bill would enact the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act," known as FRESH Communities. The legislation would provide loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies, and grants to support food retail businesses and development in underserved areas. Eligible recipients include private businesses, municipalities, non-profit corporations, and local development corporations. The program aims to attract new food retail establishments, maintain existing ones, or support expansion in areas lacking adequate access to food retail services.
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Official abstract
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.
Sponsor (1)
- April Baskin Democratic · primary
8 coauthors / cosponsors
- Cordell Cleare Democratic · cosponsor
- Kristen Gonzalez Democratic · cosponsor
- Pete Harckham Democratic · cosponsor
- Michelle Hinchey Democratic · cosponsor
- Brian Kavanagh Democratic · cosponsor
- Rachel May Democratic · cosponsor
- Zellnor Myrie Democratic · cosponsor
- Christopher Ryan Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (16)
- Mar 4, 2025 REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS · upper
- May 13, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.1027 · upper
- May 14, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 15, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 20, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 20, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 20, 2025 REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS · upper
- Feb 10, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
- May 28, 2026 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- May 28, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1360 · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · lower
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