Georgia House Bill 367 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-28 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to promote the production, purchase, and consumption of Georgia-grown farm products; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Agriculture, so as to provide for food procurement procedures and materials that encourage and facilitate the purchase of Georgia-grown food by state agencies and institutions; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the operation of school gardens and farms; to provide for a farm to school program to promote the sale of Georgia-grown farm products to county and independent school districts in this state; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia-grown farm products; promote production, purchase, and consumption

Rep. Kathy Ashe [D]	Rep. Stephanie Benfield [D]	Rep. Amy Carter [R]	Rep. Terry England [R]
Rep. Tom McCall [R]	Rep. Jimmy Pruett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-28		House Second Readers
2011-02-24		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/33137
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb367_LC_25_5830_a_2.htm