MA H1507

Bill

Relative to farmers markets

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the liability of farmers’ markets. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to provide liability protection for farmers who offer customers taste samples of their homemade or home-grown products at public farmers' markets and farm stands. The bill exempts these farmers from having to conform to certain sanitary health code requirements, such as providing sinks or heating apparatus, when offering these product samples.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (5)

Louis Kafka (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Paul Schmid (D), José Tosado (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5081 (on 11/12/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1507

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1507
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1507.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1552	Relative to limited civil liability for sports officials	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1624	Relative to prohibit contract provisions requiring subcontractors to assume liability for negligence of others	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1693	Relative to employee references	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H2093	To require liability insurance for gun ownership	Accompanied a study order, see H5117	Similar To
H2601	Relative to exempting farmers’ markets from certain property taxes	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2684	Reducing filing fees for single member LLCs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2685	Reducing certificate of organization fees for limited liability companies	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4061	Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4097	Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H5081	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1552

Relative to limited civil liability for sports officials

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1624

Relative to prohibit contract provisions requiring subcontractors to assume liability for negligence of others

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H1693

Relative to employee references

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H2093

To require liability insurance for gun ownership

Accompanied a study order, see H5117

Similar To

H2601

Relative to exempting farmers’ markets from certain property taxes

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H2684

Reducing filing fees for single member LLCs

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2685

Reducing certificate of organization fees for limited liability companies

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H4061

Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4097

Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H5081

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

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