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H4418 • 2025

An Act relative to the Massachusetts Food Policy Council

An Act relative to the Massachusetts Food Policy Council

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Sponsor
Agriculture and Fisheries
Last action
2025-09-08
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to the Massachusetts Food Policy Council

An Act relative to the Massachusetts Food Policy Council Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the Massachusetts Food Policy Council Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

  1. 2025-09-08 House

    Reported from the committee on Agriculture and Fisheries

  2. 2025-09-08 House

    New draft of H116 , H120 and H130

  3. 2025-09-08 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the Massachusetts Food Policy Council
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4418

SECTION 1. Section 6C of chapter 20 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the figure “18”, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 20.

SECTION 2. Said section 6C of said chapter 20, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, after the word “affairs” in line 19, the following words:- 1 of whom shall be the director of the division of marine fisheries of the department of fish and game, or the director’s designee; 1 of whom shall be the director of the University of Massachusetts Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, or the director’s designee;.

SECTION 3. Said section 6C of said chapter 20, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the last sentence of subsection (c) the following 4 sentences:-

Advisory committee members may be eligible for compensation at a rate fixed by the council, as approved by the chief financial officer of the department of agricultural resources to ensure appropriate funds are available to cover the costs. Advisory committee members shall be eligible for compensation only to the extent otherwise permitted by chapter 268A of the general laws and upon providing the necessary documentation required to process any such payment. Any request for compensation shall be made by the advisory committee member to the department of agricultural resources within 30 days of being incurred. Requests made after this time may be ineligible for payment.

SECTION 4. Said section 6C of said chapter 20, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after subsection (g) the following subsection:-

(h) Subject to appropriation, the council shall appoint a full time food system coordinator as an employee. The food system coordinator shall have access to all relevant agency meetings; serve in an advisory capacity to all relevant departments to inventory existing state programs which relate to the food system across all state agencies, including, but not limited to, agencies associated with the council; facilitate communication and resource collaboration across state agencies; develop and track metrics related to food system goals; identify opportunities to eliminate duplicative efforts and strengthen complementary programs and projects; identify gaps in services and supports and make recommendations; and provide input to help coordinate outreach to underserved communities. The food system coordinator shall submit a report 1 week prior to each council meeting with findings, progress updates, and recommendations to the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the joint committee on agriculture and fisheries, the council, relevant department secretaries, and relevant department commissioners.

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