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NY S00428

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Gustavo Rivera

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires chain restaurants with 15 or more locations in New York to display a warning icon next to menu items exceeding the daily recommended sodium limit of 2,300 mg

  • The Department of Health must develop the sodium warning icon and publish compliance guidance within one year; restaurants must begin displaying warnings within two years of the effective date

  • Chain menu developers must report sodium content of all standard menu items to the department every 90 days

  • Violations carry a civil penalty of up to $250 per day for each non-compliant location

  • Restaurants already complying with similar local sodium labeling requirements (such as New York City's existing rule) are exempt from the state requirement

Legislative Description

Requires chain restaurants to place an icon on menus next to food items that have a high content of sodium.

Last Action

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance1/27/2026
Health1/7/2026
Ways and Means6/11/2025
Health1/8/2025

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