HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3330        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3238

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Susan Williams Gifford

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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 not readily marketable food.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/20/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/24/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

 

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

 

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

 

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/25/2017

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

 

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

 

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

 

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

 

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

 

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

 

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

 

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

 

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

 

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

 

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3330        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3238

By Ms. Gifford of Wareham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3238) of Susan Williams Gifford and others relative to the charitable donation of not readily marketable food.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the charitable donation of not readily marketable food.

 

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. Section 328 of Chapter 94 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting, in line 1, before the words “No person”, the following paragraph: -

For the purpose of this section, the term "person" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, or governmental entity, including a retail grocer, wholesaler, hotel, motel, manufacturer, restaurant, caterer, farmer, and nonprofit food distributor or hospital. In the case of a corporation, partnership, organization, association, or governmental entity, the term includes an officer, director, partner, deacon, trustee, council member, or other elected or appointed individual responsible for the governance of the entity; as defined by Paragraph (10) of Subsection (b) of Section 1791 of Chapter 13A of the 2015 United States Code, also known as the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.