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HOUSE BILL 567

File Code: Public Health
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 91/07 - HGO

Sponsored By:
Delegates Hubbard, Barnes, Benson, Bromwell, Bronrott, Costa, Frush, Gaines, Howard, Ivey, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, Rosenberg, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, Walker, and Weldon

Entitled:
Food Service Facilities - Artificial Trans Fats - Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a food service facility from using food containing artificial trans fat for specified purposes; providing for an exception to the use of trans fat by a food service facility; requiring a food service facility to maintain on-site the original label for specified food under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to list specified food service facilities on the Department's website under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
2/6
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/18
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Jay Walker, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Electronic Government
Food -see also- Kosher; Meat, Poultry, Seafood; Milk
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Labeling
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Restaurants
Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 21-301 , 21-304 , 21-314 , 21-315 , 21-318 , 21-353 , 21-354 , 21-355 , 21-356 , 21-357 , 21-1214 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered


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