2023-2024 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H1594: Encouraging the donation of food to persons in need
Legislative Summary
Relative to liability for civil damages for injuries related to the donation of food to persons in need. The Judiciary.
Bill History
2/16/2023
Referred to the Joint Committee on The Judiciary
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
Senate concurred
Senate
7/11/2023
Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
Joint Conference
8/30/2023
Hearing scheduled for 09/07/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
Joint Conference
2/5/2024
Reporting date extended to Tuesday April 30, 2024, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
4/1/2024
Senate concurred
Senate
5/2/2024
Reporting date extended to Sunday June 30, 2024, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
5/20/2024
Senate concurred
Senate
7/1/2024
Reporting date extended to Wednesday July 31, 2024, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
7/25/2024
Senate concurred
Senate
8/5/2024
Accompanied a new draft, see H4982
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/16/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 11
Democrat: 30
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor
Hannah Kane
Republican
Co-Sponsors (41)
Mindy Domb
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
William Pignatelli
Democrat
Patricia Duffy
Democrat
Steven Howitt
Republican
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
Susan Gifford
Republican
Kimberly Ferguson
Republican
Marcus Vaughn
Republican
Joseph McKenna
Republican
Brian Murray
Democrat
Michael Soter
Republican
Josh Cutler
Democrat
Natalie Blais
Democrat
Margaret Scarsdale
Democrat
Michael Kushmerek
Democrat
Paul Schmid
Democrat
David Robertson
Democrat
Thomas Stanley
Democrat
Carole Fiola
Democrat
Paul McMurtry
Democrat
Susannah Whipps Lee
Independent
David DeCoste
Republican
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
Brian Ashe
Democrat
Jennifer Balinsky Armini
Democrat
Colleen Garry
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Priscila Sousa
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
Walter Timilty
Democrat
Fred Barrows
Republican
Ryan Fattman
Republican
Samantha Montano
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Tram Nguyen
Democrat
Tommy Vitolo
Democrat
Bruce Tarr
Republican
Joan Lovely
Democrat
Julian Cyr
Democrat