This resolution urges South Dakota to increase collaboration between food businesses, nonprofits, and government to reduce hunger and food waste by encouraging restaurants, grocery stores, and other food establishments to donate their surplus edible food to charities. The resolution highlights that federal law (the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act) already protects food donors from liability and provides tax incentives for donations, so South Dakota should leverage these protections to combat both food insecurity and landfill waste. This is a call to action rather than a change to state law itself.
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This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
The amendment expanded the resolution from urging general action to specifically emphasizing collaboration under the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, adding detailed statistics on hunger and food waste rates.
Numeric values were converted from numerals to words: "35" became "thirty-five," "110,000" became "one hundred ten thousand," "40,000" became "forty thousand," "22" became "twenty-two," and "30" became "thirty."
House of Representatives Concurred in Resolution as Amended Passed, YEAS 56, NAYS 9. H.J. 444
House of Representatives Committee referral waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 H.J. 422
First Reading House H.J. 315
Senate Adopt Resolution as amended Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 3. S.J. 246
Senate Motion to amend resolution S.J. 245
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 198
First read in Senate and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 S.J. 177
Prime sponsor · Sen.
D
Concurred in Resolution as Amended
Adopt Resolution as amended