S 1390 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act decreasing food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food

Summary

By Mr. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1390) of Edward J. Kennedy and Michael J. Barrett for legislation to decrease food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food. Public Health.

Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

Feb 2023

House Passage

Feb 2023

Governor

Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Feb 15, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 16, 2023

Lower · Passed

House concurred

lower

Feb 16, 2023

Committee

Referred to the committee on Public Health

upper

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

First Essex and Middlesex

Middlesex and Suffolk

Vanna Howard

DDemocratic

First Middlesex