An Act establishing Massachusetts Farm-to-School Month and commending farm-to-school programs
By Mr. Madden of Nantucket, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2782) of Timothy R. Madden and others for legislation to designate the month of October as Farm to School Month in the Commonwealth and to strategize opportunities to spread farm-to-school programs statewide. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/20/2015 | House | Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight |
| 1/20/2015 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 10/15/2015 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2015 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222 |
| 11/16/2015 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 1/25/2016 | House | Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 1/25/2016 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading |
| 1/27/2016 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 5/12/2016 | House | Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 5/16/2016 | Senate | Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 9/1/2016 | Senate | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment |
| 9/1/2016 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 9/1/2016 | Senate | Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means), ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 9/6/2016 | House | Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading |
| 9/6/2016 | House | House concurred in the Senate amendment |
| 9/12/2016 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 9/12/2016 | House | Enacted |
| 9/12/2016 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 9/12/2016 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 9/21/2016 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 267 of the Acts of 2016 |
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