An Act decreasing food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food
Summary
By Mrs. Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 811) of Hannah Kane and others relative to date labels on food packaging of products. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Oct 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2019
Last action Feb 6, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Oct 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Oct 10, 2019
Committee
Discharged to the committee on Public Health
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hannah Kane
RRepublican
Co
Anne M. Gobi
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Murray
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Donahue
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Robertson
DDemocratic
Co
David LeBoeuf
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Kennedy
DDemocratic
Co
Joan Lovely
DDemocratic
Co
Kim Ferguson
RRepublican
Co
Liz Miranda
DDemocratic
Co
Mary Keefe
DDemocratic
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