HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 874        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1492

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul McMurtry

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the charitable donation of leftover food by restaurants.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/14/2015

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/1/2015

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/30/2015

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

2/4/2015

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

2/3/2015

Leah Cole

12th Essex

1/15/2015

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/30/2015

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/30/2015

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/4/2015

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/30/2015

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/26/2015

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

1/26/2015

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/26/2015

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

2/3/2015

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/2/2015

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

2/1/2015

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

1/29/2015

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

2/3/2015

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/20/2015

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/20/2015

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

1/14/2015

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

2/3/2015

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/29/2015

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/26/2015

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/30/2015

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/3/2015

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

1/31/2015

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

1/27/2015

Jerald A. Parisella

6th Essex

2/4/2015

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/15/2015

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/23/2015

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/2/2015

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

1/25/2015

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

2/3/2015

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/2/2015

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/23/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 874        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1492

By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1492) of Paul McMurtry and others relative to the donations of leftover food by restaurants and cafeterias.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1504 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to the charitable donation of leftover food by restaurants.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, food service establishments, including restaurants and cafeterias may donate their edible leftover cooked food and nonperishable food to local food pantries and assistance shelters and shall be allowed to take a tax credit or deduction for same.  The food service establishment shall not be held liable in the event of any harm resulting to a person from the ingestion of any item of donated food described in this section.