S 6017 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act"

Summary

Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act" (FRESH Communities); provides loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to businesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or local development corporations for the purpose of attracting, maintaining or permitting the expansion of food retail establishments in underserved areas.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2025

How they voted

59–2

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 62

May 20, 2025

D Democratic40

39 Yea 1 Nay

97% Yea

R Republican22

20 Yea 1 Nay 1

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 1, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Jun 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

May 28, 2026

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

upper

May 20, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

lower

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

upper

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors