Relates to reporting on food security trends
This bill requires New York's Department of Public Health to annually report on food security trends using a standardized survey method. It directs the department to include the USDA's six-item food security survey module in its yearly data collection and publish county-level results on its public website. The law replaces the discontinued federal annual food insecurity report, ensuring New York maintains local tracking of food security. This provides policymakers and community organizations with updated, granular data to inform decisions about nutrition assistance programs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 27, 2025
Last action Jun 1, 2026
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The bill was amended to add a co-sponsor and update the legislative history to reflect committee actions and amendments. The core policy requirement to report food insecurity data remains unchanged, though the bill number was updated to S8553-A.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; this is a procedural update tracking the bill's movement through the Senate.
TECHNICAL
Added Senator Rivera as a co-sponsor and updated the header to reflect that the bill was re-committed to the Committee on Health after being amended.
Updated the bill number from S 8553 to S 8553--A to indicate the amended version.
Changed the page number in the footer from LBD13829-03-5 to LBD13829-05-6.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8553A
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Oct 27, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michelle Hinchey
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Dean Murray
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
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