An Act establishing an advisory committee on the accessibility of fresh food retail in communities throughout the Commonwealth

HD 781 establishes an advisory committee to study and improve access to fresh food retail in underserved urban and rural communities across Massachusetts. The committee, composed of state health and economic officials, community representatives (including supermarket, farmers market, and hunger relief groups), and a nutritionist, will identify communities lacking fresh food access, investigate causes, assess health impacts, and develop concrete solutions like new laws, incentives, or transportation improvements. It must submit a report with recommendations to key legislative committees within 18 months of the bill's passage. This bill creates a structured process for addressing food access gaps but does not enact immediate policy changes.