VA SB141 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-14 - Left in Education and Health
Pending: Senate Education and Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

State Department of Health; regulation of certain organizations; sale of food. Expands a current exemption to allow churches, fraternal or school organizations, organizations that are exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and volunteer fire departments and volunteer emergency medical services agencies that not only hold, as provided for in current law, but also participate in occasional dinners, bazaars, and other fundraisers of one or two days' duration, at which food (i) prepared in the homes of members; (ii) prepared in the kitchen of the church, school, or organization; or (iii) purchased or donated from a licensed restaurant is offered for sale to the public, to conduct such activities without applying for any permits or licensure from the State Department of Health. State Department of Health; regulation of certain organizations; sale of food. Expands a current exemption to allow churches, fraternal or school organizations, organizations that are exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and volunteer fire departments and volunteer emergency medical services agencies that not only hold, as provided for in current law, but also participate in occasional dinners, bazaars, and other fundraisers of one or two days' duration, at which food (i) prepared in the homes of members; (ii) prepared in the kitchen of the church, school, or organization; or (iii) purchased or donated from a licensed restaurant is offered for sale to the public, to conduct such activities without applying for any permits or licensure from the State Department of Health.

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Title

Organizations, certain; State Department of Health's regulation on sale of food.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-14SenateLeft in Education and Health
2024-02-12SenateRecommitted to Education and Health
2024-02-12SenateMotion to recommit to committee agreed to
2024-02-09SenateEngrossed by Senate
2024-02-09SenateCommittee substitute rejected 24107423D-S1
2024-02-09SenateReading of substitute waived
2024-02-09SenateRead second time
2024-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08SenateCommittee substitute printed 24107423D-S1
2024-02-08SenateReported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2024-02-05SenateAssigned Education and Health Sub: Health
2024-01-05SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2024-01-05SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102264D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
35125(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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