General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6696
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2683
*02683*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist. (By Request)
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6696
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2683
*02683*
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.