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2023 Regular Session

House Bill 6854

AN ACT CONCERNING THE COORDINATION OF EFFORTS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AND ESTABLISH TAX INCENTIVES FOR THE LOCATION OF GROCERY STORES IN FOOD DESERTS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on June 1, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To create the Office of the Food Access Advocate to provide for a centralized resource to address food insecurity in the state and provide tax incentives for the location of grocery stores in food deserts.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

21 co-sponsors

Maryam Khan, Anne M. Hughes, Dorinda Borer, David Michel, Trenee McGee, Josh Elliott, Derell Wilson, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Corey P. Paris, Fred Gee Jr., Travis Simms, Anthony L. Nolan, Hubert D. Delany, Robyn A. Porter, Kevin Ryan, Aundre Bumgardner, Antonio Felipe, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Patricia A. Dillon, Christine Conley, Tom Delnicki

In the Senate

    5 co-sponsors

    Saud Anwar, Marilyn V. Moore, James J. Maroney, Julie Kushner, Matthew L. Lesser

    Its course

    March 2 to June 1, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action20 actions on 10 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 2 to May 3089 days

    Human Services CommitteeMar 2 to Mar 2321 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 25 to May 16 days

    In the SenateMay 30 to Jun 1 · stopped2 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 30

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 2 – May 30

    1. Mar 2Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
    2. Mar 3Heard in Human Services Committee
    3. Mar 23Human Services Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 25Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. May 1Appropriations Committee recommended it
    6. May 30The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate Jun 1

    1. Jun 1Arrived in the Senate
    All 20 actions, as published
    1. Mar 2REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 3PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 23Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 3REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 11RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 11FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 11HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 11FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 25REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. May 1Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. May 2FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. May 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. May 2NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. May 2TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. May 30HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. May 30HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    18. Jun 1FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    19. Jun 1SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    20. Jun 1FILE NO.Both houses