SPONSOR: Remole
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass with HCS" by the Standing Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources by a vote of 9 to 0. Voted "Do Pass" by the Standing Committee on Rules- Administrative Oversight by a vote of 8 to 0.
The following is a summary of the House Committee Substitute for HB 1711.
This bill adds shelf stable packaged venison to the foods that a charitable or not-for-profit organization can distribute in good faith with limited liability arising from an injury or death due to the condition of the food.
The following is a summary of the public testimony from the committee hearing. The testimony was based on the introduced version of the bill.
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that this bill would allow the Share the Harvest Program to provide meat sticks to the programs across the state, commonly known as the Buddy Pack Program, that send food home with hungry children on the weekend.
Testifying for the bill were Representative Remole; William Zach Morris; Scott Baker, Feeding Missouri; and Conservation Federation of Missouri.
OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.
Statutes affected: