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Sen. Malek seeks liability protections to let donors give live game to the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
Summary
Senator Malek told the committee he filed a bill, at the request of the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, to extend donor liability protections so people can donate live animals or recently killed game to hunger-relief efforts; he asked the committee to consider signing the bill out soon so it can proceed to the House.
Senator Malek addressed the committee to describe a bill he filed at the request of the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance that would broaden existing legal protections for food donors. He said the law currently permits donation of food with certain liability protections, and the proposed change would explicitly allow the donation of a live animal or recently deceased game (for example, a deer someone had harvested or a donor-provided steer) with the same protections afforded to prepared food donors.
Malek said the Alliance asked for the clarification so organizations can receive donated game without exposing donors to liability; he acknowledged the bill had been read across recently and may not appear on the committee calendar immediately. He said he hoped the committee could sign the bill out at a future meeting, potentially tomorrow, so it could be sent to the House and assigned to a committee.
The transcript records Malek's intent and request; no formal vote or committee action to advance the bill was recorded during this meeting.
