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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 482 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 116
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Antonio F. D. Cabral
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the Massachusetts Food Policy Council.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol1/9/2025James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/12/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 482 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 116
By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 116) of
Antonio F. D. Cabral and James C. Arena-DeRosa relative to the membership of the
Massachusetts Food Policy Council. Agriculture.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 99 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to the Massachusetts Food Policy Council.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 6C of chapter 20 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the figure “18” and inserting in
3place thereof the following figure: - 19.
4 SECTION 2. Said section 6C of said chapter 20, as so appearing, is hereby further
5amended by inserting after the word “designee”, in line 14, the following words: - ; 1 of whom
6shall be the commissioner of fish and game, or the commissioner’s designee.