Civil immunity for charitable food donation & distribution; exemption from civil liability in cases. (HB1711)

Introduced By

Del. Glenn Oder (R-Newport News)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Civil immunity for charitable food donations and distributions. Provides that any charitable organization engaged in a food distribution program for needy persons shall be exempt from civil liability arising from any injury or death resulting from the nature, age, condition, or packaging of the distributed food. In addition, the bill provides that any (i) volunteer who donates prepared food to a charitable organization engaged in a food distribution program for needy persons; (ii) restaurant and any processor, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer of food that donates unserved excess foods to any charitable organization for distribution to needy persons; (iii) person who donates food to any food bank or any second harvest certified food bank or food bank member charity; and (iv) farmer, processor, distributor, wholesaler, food service establishment, restaurant, or retailer of food who donates food to any food bank or any second harvest certified food bank or food bank member charity and whose existing exemption is moved to this bill from 3.2-5144 of the Code of Virginia shall be exempt from civil liability arising from any injury or death resulting from the nature, age, condition, or packaging of the donated food. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/05/2009Committee
01/05/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090753668
01/05/2009Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/16/2009Assigned Courts sub: Civil
01/21/2009Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
01/23/2009Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2009Committee substitute printed 090318668-H1
01/27/2009Read first time
01/28/2009Read second time
01/28/2009Committee substitute agreed to 090318668-H1
01/28/2009Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1711H1
01/29/2009Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/29/2009VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2009Constitutional reading dispensed
01/30/2009Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/02/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1711H1)
02/23/2009Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 3 minutes.