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Bill Status of HB1297 102nd General Assembly

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Short Description: PUB HLTH-TRANS FAT DISCLOSURE

House Sponsors
Rep. LaShawn K. Ford - Monique D. Davis

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Trans Fat Disclosure Act. Provides that a restaurant or similar retail food establishment must mark any food containing 0.5 grams or more of trans fat with a label on its menu stating that the food contains trans fat. Provides that this requirement applies only to restaurants and similar retail food establishments with $20 million or more in annual gross sales. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules to administer and enforce the Act.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. Provides that a restaurant or similar retail food establishment must mark any food containing trans fat (instead of any food containing 0.5 grams or more of trans fat) with a label on its menu stating that the food contains trans fat.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2007	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
2/20/2007	House	First Reading
2/20/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2007	House	Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
3/2/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
3/6/2007	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Consumer Protection Committee
3/6/2007	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Consumer Protection Committee; by Voice Vote
3/6/2007	House	Remains in Consumer Protection Committee
3/23/2007	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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