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HB53 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
HB53 Alabama 2017 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2017
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Elaine Beech
Democrat
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Schools, nutrition, federal funds, use for farm to school program for farm products, competitive bid exception based on federal small purchase threshold, Secs. 16-1-46, 16-13B-2 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, a farm to school program for the purchase of unprocessed agricultural products has been adopted, but has not been fully implemented.

This bill would specify that federal funds for school nutrition may be used for the purchase of farm products pursuant to federal law and would specify that the exception to the competitive bid process for local boards of education for the purchase of unprocessed agricultural products for school lunchrooms would be based on the federal small purchase threshold in 41 U.S.C. ยง403(11).

Subjects
Agriculture

Bill Actions

H

Forwarded to Governor on May 17, 2017 at 5:13 p.m.

H

Assigned Act No. 2017-421.

H

Clerk of the House Certification

H

Enrolled

S

Signature Requested

H

Passed Second House

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1155

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry

H

Engrossed

H

Members intended to cosponsor

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 70

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 69

H

Beech Amendment Offered

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 68

H

Agriculture and Forestry Amendment Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read Again a Third Time and Pass as Amended

February 21, 2017 House Passed
Yes 98
Absent 5

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 17, 2017 Senate Passed
Yes 24
Absent 11

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature