2021-2022 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H686: Establishing farm to school grants to promote healthy eating and strengthen the agricultural economy
Legislative Summary
For legislation to establish a farm to school grants program within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to promote healthy eating and strengthen the agricultural economy. Education.
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Bill History
3/29/2021
Referred to the Joint Committee on Education
House of Representatives
3/29/2021
Senate concurred
Senate
12/27/2021
Hearing scheduled for 01/04/2022 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
Joint Conference
9/1/2022
Accompanied a study order, see H5143
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/29/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 40
Republican: 8
Primary Sponsor

William Pignatelli
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (47)
Christina Minicucci
Democrat
Natalie Blais
Democrat
Patrick Kearney
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Tram Nguyen
Democrat
Hannah Kane
Republican
Angelo Puppolo
Democrat
Adam Scanlon
Democrat
Sheila Harrington
Republican
Angelo D'Emilia
Republican
Jacob Oliveira
Democrat
Brian Ashe
Democrat
Tami Gouveia
Democrat
Antonio Cabral
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
Susan Moran
Democrat
Diana DiZoglio
Democrat
David Robertson
Democrat
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Democrat
John Barrett
Democrat
Norman Orrall
Republican
Andres Vargas
Democrat
David Linsky
Democrat
Paul Mark
Democrat
Patricia Duffy
Democrat
Richard Haggerty
Democrat
Steven Howitt
Republican
Brian Murray
Democrat
Kimberly Ferguson
Republican
Elizabeth Malia
Democrat
Susan Gifford
Republican
Michael Moore
Democrat
Jessica Giannino
Democrat
Marjorie Decker
Democrat
Tommy Vitolo
Democrat
Kathleen LaNatra
Democrat
Mary Keefe
Democrat
Carol Doherty
Democrat
Bruce Tarr
Republican
Julian Cyr
Democrat
David Rogers
Democrat
Kay Khan
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Dylan Fernandes
Democrat
Marcos Devers
Democrat
Jamie Zahlaway Belsito
Democrat