Bill > A00254

This bill proposes amending the New York State Constitution to establish a fundamental right to food for all individuals. Specifically, the bill would add a new section to Article 1 of the constitution that explicitly recognizes people's inherent right to grow, raise, harvest, produce, and consume food of their own choosing for nourishment, health, and well-being. The proposed amendment includes important limitations, such as prohibiting trespassing, theft, or other abuses of private property rights while exercising this right. The bill also establishes a fundamental right to be free from hunger, malnutrition, and starvation, and protects individuals from life-threatening food scarcity. The proposed constitutional amendment would require referral to the first regular legislative session after the next general election of assembly members, and must be published three months prior to that election, in accordance with existing constitutional procedures for constitutional amendments.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A254