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Meeting Name: Committee on Health Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/19/2026 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2
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T2026-2545 *   Oversight - Food Service Establishment Inspections in New York City.Oversight    Not available Not available
Int 0189-2026 *Amanda C. Farías Proposed Int. No. 189-ARequiring that notices of violation issued by the department of health and mental hygiene during inspections of food service establishments include photographs or video recordings of each violation cited in such notice.IntroductionWhere a sanitary inspection results in a food service establishment receiving 14 or more points during such inspection pursuant to the requirements of the New York City (“NYC”) Health Code, this bill would require NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene food service establishment inspectors to include photographs or video documentation of each violation listed in the notices of violation that are provided to establishments during such inspections.   Not available Not available
Int 0405-2026 *Kevin C. Riley Proposed Int. No. 405-ANutrition standards and beverage options for children’s meals served in food service establishments.IntroductionThis bill would require that at least two meals on restaurant’s children’s menus meet certain nutrition standards and direct the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop regulations regarding the identification and promotion of the meals that comply with those standards. This bill would also remove flavored milk as a beverage that can be offered with a children’s meal at a restaurant and would reduce the serving size of juice offered with a children’s meal in a restaurant.   Not available Not available
Int 0908-2026 *Kayla Santosuosso   Digital verification of food protection certificates and penalties for failure to maintain a physical certificate on premises.IntroductionThis bill would require the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to maintain a digital system of Food Protection Certificates that can be used to verify Certificate holders during an inspection of a food service establishment. The bill would also prohibit DOHMH from issuing a violation that penalizes a food service establishment solely based on a physical Food Protection Certificate not being present in such establishment at the time of an inspection, provided that the certification status of the required Certificate holder is verified as valid in the required digital system.   Not available Not available
Int 0947-2026 *Kevin C. Riley  The operation of tobacco bars.IntroductionThis bill would allow a business entity registered by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as a tobacco bar to seek the transfer of its registration, as well as a one-time transfer of its tobacco retail dealer license, upon a showing of financial hardship and that registration for a new location is warranted, to operate within the same or a different community district.   Not available Not available
Int 1094-2026 *Lynn C. Schulman  Reporting Legionella test results to the department of health and mental hygiene.IntroductionThis bill would require that building owners report Legionella test results indicating at least 10 colony-forming unit per milliliter (CFU/mL) to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).   Not available Not available
Int 1124-2026 *Lynn C. Schulman  Requiring the reapplication of food protection course certification every 5 years.IntroductionThis bill would require any person who is charged with managing or supervising the operation of a food service establishment to obtain a food protection course certificate every 5 years.   Not available Not available
Res 0152-2026 *Althea V. Stevens  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 (S.1239A/A.1556A).Resolution    Not available Not available