HB186
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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…
Introduced: January 9, 2025
Last action: March 12, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill creates a new category called "charitable food donor" for certain nonprofit, religious, or home-based food producers that donate food to homeless shelters or to people displaced by a declared natural disaster. These donors would be exempt from state food licensing requirements, plumbing code rules, and civil or criminal liability tied to that food production and donation. The goal is to make it easier for organizations and individuals to donate food without fear of regulatory penalties or lawsuits. Who it may affect: nonprofit and religious organizations, home-based food producers, homeless shelter residents, and Kentuckians displaced by natural disasters.
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