Bill Text: CT HB06696 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Grocery Store And Restaurant Donations To Nonprofit And Charitable Organizations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-24 - Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health [HB06696 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB06696-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 6696
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 2683
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist. (By Request)

AN ACT CONCERNING GROCERY STORE AND RESTAURANT DONATIONS TO NONPROFIT AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to allow grocery stores and restaurants to safely donate unused food and grocery products to nonprofit and charitable organizations.

Statement of Purpose:

To eliminate food waste by facilitating and encouraging voluntary contributions by businesses to food assistance programs.