"Food Desert Elimination Act"; provides incentives to supermarkets and grocery stores that locate in "food deserts."
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2019
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 29, 2018
Last action Jan 17, 2019
Floor votes · General Assembly Dec 17, 2018
How they voted
50–23
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 76
Dec 17, 2018
D
Democratic54
90% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
Dec 17, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (52-25-1)
lower
Dec 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 10, 2018
Committee
Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Dec 3, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Oct 29, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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