A05037 Summary:
| BILL NO | A05037A |
| SAME AS | SAME AS S02760-A |
| SPONSOR | Crespo |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd Ed L, generally; amd Pub Health L, generally; add §235-h, RP L; add §91-g, St Fin L; amd §§3231, 3239, 4317, 4235, 4326 & 4405, Ins L; amd §§390 & 390-a, Soc Serv L; amd §11, Pub Bldg L; amd §§31-f, 31-h, 31-j & 284, Ag & Mkts L; amd §28-a, Gen City L; amd §272-a, Town L; amd §7-722, Vil L; amd §239-d, Gen Muni L; amd §331, Hway L; amd §309, Pks & Rec L | |
| Enacts the "omnibus obesity and respiratory illness reduction act"; provides for the screening for childhood obesity by elementary and secondary schools; provides for the regulation of the use of trans fats and requires the provision of nutritional information by food service facilities; requires instruction in schools on good health practices; includes certain respiratory diseases and obesity in disease management demonstration programs; enacts provisions to reduce the incidence of certain respiratory diseases; enacts provisions to prevent in-utero exposure to tobacco smoke; provides for the use of inhalers and nebulizers by certain students; expands the collection and reporting of data on obesity in the state; directs the health research science board to study obesity and respiratory diseases; provides for expanded obesity prevention and screening; expands ease of breastfeeding in child day care centers and at work; establishes the obesity and respiratory disease research and education fund; relates to the use of school facilities by not-for-profit and charitable organizations for after school programs; includes weight management and physical fitness in wellness programs; requires day care centers to provide healthy foods and exercise; provides for a state office building bicycle parking and storage facilities expansion and inventory plan and creates a temporary bicycle commuting task force; encourages the expansion of production of fresh fruits and vegetables by community gardens; directs the state and municipalities to develop more and safer bike lanes and multiple use trails so as to encourage physical activity and reduce carbon emissions; directs the department of agriculture and markets to increase the number of regional farmers' markets for the direct marketing of foods and produce produced in the state. | |
A05037 Actions:
| BILL NO | A05037A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 02/06/2017 | referred to agriculture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/03/2018 | referred to agriculture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/29/2018 | amend (t) and recommit to agriculture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/29/2018 | print number 5037a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||