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HB 281

BillStateKYHouse
AN ACT relating to the donation of food.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Apr 3, 2026
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 30)
Session
2026RS
Introduced
Jan 8, 2026
Primary Sponsor
R. Duvall· primary

Summary

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Amend KRS 217.127 to define "charitable food donor" as a nonprofit or religious organization that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or home-based processor, which produces food for distribution to a homeless shelter or to individuals displaced due to a declared natural disaster; exempt a charitable food donor from the licensing requirements of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 and application of State Plumbing Code requirements; amend KRS 217.218 to conform; amend KRS 411.241 to exempt a nonprofit or religious organization that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a home-based processor from civil or criminal liability arising from the production or donation of food to a homeless shelter or to individuals displaced due to a declared natural disaster.

Subjects

AgricultureCivil ActionsClaimsLicensingPublic HealthReligionState Agencies

Co-sponsors (29)

K. Moser · primary
C. Aull · primary
K. Banta · primary
S. Bratcher · primary
J. Bray · primary
E. Callaway · primary
J. Calloway · primary
B. Chester-Burton · primary
P. Flannery · primary
K. Fleming · primary
C. Freeland · primary
D. Gordon · primary
D. Grossberg · primary
V. Grossl · primary
D. Hale · primary
M. Hart · primary
K. Holloway · primary
K. Jackson · primary
K. King · primary
D. Lewis · primary
S. McPherson · primary
J. Payne · primary
T. Roberts · primary
S. Sharp · primary
S. Stalker · primary
N. Tate · primary
A. Thompson · primary
R. White · primary
W. Williams · primary

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