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House unanimously passes bill streamlining food donations for shelters and disaster relief
Summary
HB281, designed to simplify how churches and nonprofits donate food to homeless shelters and disaster-displaced people, passed the House unanimously after a sponsor explanation noting prior House passage and Senate delay.
On Jan. 29 the Kentucky House passed House Bill 281, a bill described on the floor as streamlining procedures for churches and nonprofits to donate food to homeless shelters and people displaced by natural disasters.
The clerk identified Representative Duvall as sponsor. The gentleman from Warren, explaining the bill on the floor, said HB281 "streamlines the process for churches and nonprofits to be able to provide food for homeless shelters or those who have been displaced due to natural disasters." He noted that the measure had passed the House unanimously the prior year but had not been taken up by the Senate before adjournment.
With no further discussion, the sponsor moved for passage. The clerk reported 95 ayes and no nays; the bill was passed and the clincher was applied.
Floor remarks did not include specific changes to statutory liability or food safety provisions in detail; bill text and committee reports contain the full legal language and any liability protections or regulatory adjustments.
