MA S934

Bill

Relative to direct food donations

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to direct food donations. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to amend the existing laws in Massachusetts to provide liability protection for food service entities or retail stores that donate food, including open-dated food, directly to individuals without charge or at a nominal cost to cover handling. The bill states that as long as the donated food is not misbranded, adulterated, or handled in violation of public health regulations, and the injury is not due to the donor's negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct, the donor will not be liable for any civil damages resulting from the condition of the donated food.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (3)

Ryan Fattman (R), Joe McKenna (R), Mike Soter (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 02/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S934

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S934
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S934.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1841	Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H1848	Improving public health through immunizations	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H193	Regulating body art	Accompanied S112	Similar To
H2241	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Public Health	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3577	Establishing an institute within the Department of Public Health	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1141	Relative to best practices for sober homes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1289	Relative to diabetes prevention	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1617	Relative to a local option excise on the sale of alcoholic beverages for municipal substance abuse prevention and public health programs	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S2192	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	New draft substituted, see S2203	Similar To
S2203	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Reprinted as amended, see S2213	Similar To
S2213	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2359	Promoting community immunity	Accompanied a new draft, see S2763	Similar To
S2496	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S492	Decreasing food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To
S962	Encouraging the donation of food to persons in need	Accompanied H1475	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1841

Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H1848

Improving public health through immunizations

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H193

Regulating body art

Accompanied S112

Similar To

H2241

Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Public Health

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H3577

Establishing an institute within the Department of Public Health

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

Similar To

S1141

Relative to best practices for sober homes

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

Similar To

S1289

Relative to diabetes prevention

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1617

Relative to a local option excise on the sale of alcoholic beverages for municipal substance abuse prevention and public health programs

Accompanied a study order, see S2549

Similar To

S2192

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

New draft substituted, see S2203

Similar To

S2203

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Reprinted as amended, see S2213

Similar To

S2213

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2359

Promoting community immunity

Accompanied a new draft, see S2763

Similar To

S2496

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S492

Decreasing food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

S962

Encouraging the donation of food to persons in need

Accompanied H1475

Similar To

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