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S 7629

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to maintain a publicly available database of the results of its graded inspections on its website

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Roxanne Persaud and 1 co-sponsor

Requires New York's Department of Agriculture and Markets to publish a public, website-accessible database of graded inspection results, boosting transparency and accountability.

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
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Bill Summary · S 7629

Summary of Bill S 7629

Overview

Bill S 7629 would require the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets to maintain a publicly accessible database of the results of its graded inspections, to be available on the department’s website. The bill was introduced on April 23, 2025 and has been referred to the Agriculture committee.

Purpose and Intent

  • Increase transparency around the department’s graded inspections.
  • Provide consumers and stakeholders with easy access to inspection outcomes for facilities subject to the department’s oversight.
  • Potentially improve accountability and public health outcomes by making inspection results readily available.

Key Provisions (high-level)

  • The Department of Agriculture and Markets must establish and maintain a publicly accessible database displaying the results of its graded inspections.
  • The database must be available on the department’s official website.
  • The bill’s text would specify the structure, content, update cadence, and accessibility requirements for the database (e.g., what inspection results are included and how they are displayed). Specific data fields, update timelines, and retention periods would be defined in the bill text, but those details are not provided in the summary available.
  • Additional administrative or regulatory requirements (e.g., how facilities are notified, how corrections or follow-up inspections are reflected, privacy considerations) would be set forth in the bill as enacted, subject to legislative drafting.

Affected Parties

  • Primary: Department of Agriculture and Markets (responsible for implementing and maintaining the database).
  • Facilities and businesses inspected by the department (e.g., food facilities, markets, farms, and related entities) whose inspection results would appear in the public database.
  • General public, consumers, and watchdog groups seeking transparent inspection data.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Introduced: April 23, 2025.
  • Legislative status: Referred to Agriculture (no further action listed in the provided materials).
  • Legislative actions recorded: two identical entries on 2025-04-23 indicating referral to Agriculture (likely a clerical duplication in the record).

Sponsors and Related Legislation

  • Primary sponsor: Roxanne J. Persaud.
  • Cosponsor: Lea Webb.
  • Related bills from prior sessions: S 3227 and S 1195, indicating prior interest in public access to inspection information.

Potential Impacts and Considerations

  • Positive: Enhanced transparency, easier public access to inspection outcomes, potential improvement in food safety and consumer trust.
  • Administrative considerations: Requires the department to establish and maintain the database, which may involve IT resources, data standardization, and ongoing data quality management.
  • Privacy and accuracy: The bill would need to balance public access with privacy considerations and ensure timely, accurate updates to reflect inspection results and corrective actions.

Next Steps

  • Further committee action and potential amendments as the bill progresses.
  • Clarification of data fields, update frequency, retention, and any privacy safeguards once the full bill text is available.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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