Res 0152-2026
Resolution
Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.1239A/A.1556A, to prohibit certain food additives, to prohibit the sale of food containing certain color additives at schools, and to prohibit the use of substances “Generally Recognized as Safe” in food unless certain reporting requirements are met
- Title
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.1239A/A.1556A, to prohibit certain food additives, to prohibit the sale of food containing certain color additives at schools, and to prohibit the use of substances “Generally Recognized as Safe” in food unless
- Type
- Resolution
- Status
- Committee
- Committee
- Committee on Health
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
Heard in committee
- Committee on Health Committee
Sponsors
- Althea V. Stevens Council Member, District 16 (Bronx)
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Sandy Nurse Council Member, District 37 (Brooklyn)
- Ty Hankerson Council Member, District 28 (Queens)
- Harvey D. Epstein Council Member, District 2 (Manhattan)
- Frank Morano Council Member, District 51 (Staten Island)
Money behind the sponsors
Money spent in the sponsors' 2025 election races, not on this bill. Outside spending is independent of the campaigns; PAC gifts went directly to a sponsor's campaign. NYC Campaign Finance Board.
- Ty Hankerson 9 outside spenders · 19 PAC gifts $1,078,514
- Althea V. Stevens 4 outside spenders · 8 PAC gifts $457,740
- Harvey D. Epstein 4 outside spenders · 11 PAC gifts $175,717
- Farah N. Louis 1 outside spender · 2 PAC gifts $114,850
- Sandy Nurse 15 PAC gifts $13,530
- Frank Morano 5 PAC gifts $2,800
Shared backers of the sponsors
Lobbying clients, PACs, or outside spenders tied to more than one of this bill's sponsors — through lobbying that named them, PAC gifts to their campaigns, or outside spending in their races. About the sponsors' money and lobbying, not a claim about this bill.
- CSA COPE (School Supervisors & Administrators) Tied to 4 of the 6 sponsors
- District Council 37 (AFSCME) Tied to 4 of the 6 sponsors
- 1199SEIU Tied to 4 of the 6 sponsors
- Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU) Tied to 3 of the 6 sponsors
- Affordable New York Tied to 3 of the 6 sponsors
- PSC-CUNY Tied to 3 of the 6 sponsors
- United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Tied to 3 of the 6 sponsors
- NYSNA PAC Tied to 3 of the 6 sponsors
- 32BJ SEIU American Dream Fund Tied to 3 of the 6 sponsors
- CAMBA, Inc. Tied to 2 of the 6 sponsors
- Human Services Council of New York Tied to 2 of the 6 sponsors
- New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany Tied to 2 of the 6 sponsors