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SB 806 Charitable organizations; those engaged in food distribution to needy are exempt from regulations.
Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Donations of food to charitable organizations; deemed exempt from food service regulations. Exempts charitable organizations that engage in food distribution to the needy from state and local regulations and ordinances that govern food service and preparation. Includes nonprofit homeless shelters and hunger prevention programs under the definition of "charitable organizations" for purposes of the exemption. Permits the Board of Health to issue advisory standards for food preparation, handling, protection, and preservation. The bill contains an emergency clause and will take effect upon passage. In addition, this bill incorporates SB 917 (Howell) and SB 1125 (Cuccinelli) and is identical to HB 2218 (Amundson).
FULL TEXT
- 01/03/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/07 071709796 pdf | impact statement
- 01/15/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 072560796-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 01/19/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 071725796-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB806ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/03/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0545) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/03/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/07 071709796
- 01/03/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/15/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 072560796-S1
- 01/15/07 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/07 Senate: Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/19/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 071725796-S2
- 01/19/07 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/07 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/23/07 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 072560796-S1
- 01/23/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/23/07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 071725796-S2
- 01/23/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB806S2
- 01/24/07 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/06/07 House: Assigned GL sub: #4 Prof./Occup./Admin. (Cosgrove)
- 02/15/07 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/07 House: Read second time
- 02/20/07 House: Read third time
- 02/20/07 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB806ER)
- 03/07/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 545 (effective 3/19/07)
- 04/03/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0545)