SB 106 — An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in food protection, providing for food allergy awareness program.
Last action — Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 D).
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Bill Text
- Printer's No. PN0059 View text Current pdf
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This bill creates a food allergy awareness program requiring public eating or drinking places to display information and include a notice on menus regarding food allergies.
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3 Pa.C.S. § 5705
[Reserved]→ Food allergy awareness program.This change establishes the topic of the section as a food allergy awareness program instead of just reserving it.
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3 Pa.C.S. § 5705
The Department of Health shall establish a food allergy awareness program.
This establishes the requirement for the Department of Health to create a food allergy awareness program.
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3 Pa.C.S. § 5705
The food allergy awareness program shall require a public eating or drinking place to comply with all of the following: Prominently display a poster developed by the Department of Health under subsection (b) in the staff area that provides information on food allergy awareness.
This mandates that public eating or drinking places display a specific poster related to food allergy awareness.
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3 Pa.C.S. § 5705
Include on a food menu a notice to a customer of the customer's obligation to inform a server about the customer's food allergy.
This requires menus in public eating places to notify customers of their responsibility to inform servers about food allergies.
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3 Pa.C.S. § 5705
The Department of Health, in consultation with the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, shall develop the poster required under subsection (a)(1) and approve the information on the poster.
This specifies that the Department of Health will create the poster in consultation with an expert organization.
Action History
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Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Sponsors
- Judith L. Schwank · Primary
- Sharif Street · Cosponsor
- Carolyn T. Comitta · Cosponsor
- Wayne D. Fontana · Cosponsor
- Jay Costa · Cosponsor
- Art Haywood · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 247 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Judith L. Schwank Democratic
Co-sponsors (5)
- Sharif Street Democratic
- Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic
- Wayne D. Fontana Democratic
- Jay Costa Democratic
- Art Haywood Democratic
Not signed on (247)
247 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 106?
- SB 106 is sponsored by Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Sharif Street (Democratic), Carolyn T. Comitta (Democratic), Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), and Art Haywood (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SB 106?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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