MA S564

Bill

MA S564

Relative to establishing a food justice frontline

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/07/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a food justice frontline. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Food Justice Frontline Program, which aims to fund nonprofit organizations that provide land or jobs related to food production, distribution, preparation, or delivery to individuals living in overburdened communities with high environmental burdens and low median household incomes. The program will provide grants of up to $500,000 to these nonprofit organizations to quickly create food security jobs for individuals in these communities. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Transitional Assistance and the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development to establish a program to increase public awareness of food assistance programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, particularly among young people and those in overburdened or low-income communities, and to seek federal funding to supplement these efforts.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (8)

Pat Jehlen (D)*, Nick Collins (D), Jo Comerford (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Adam Hinds (D), John Keenan (D), Marc Pacheco (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S564

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S564
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S564.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1368	Establishing the Massachusetts hunger-free campus initiative	Accompanied a new draft, see H4697	Similar To
H4697	Establishing the Massachusetts hunger-free campus initiative	No further action taken	Similar To
H973	Relative to establishing a food justice frontline	Accompanied S564	Similar To
S1186	To establish the Massachusetts works progress administration	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1908	Relative to reducing recidivism and employment discrimination against released prisoners	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2052	To reduce the cost of government and create new jobs	Accompanied a study order, see S2681	Similar To
S2441	Authorizing the town of Wales to establish a department of public works	No further action taken	Similar To
S432	Establishing a pilot program to promote restaurant recovery and food security for seniors	Accompanied a study order, see S2650	Similar To
S709	To establish minimum reimbursement rates to insurance claimants	Accompanied a new draft, see S2928	Similar To

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