HF 609: Relating to nonprofit food banks, and making an appropriation

What it does

This bill relates to nonprofit food banks, and makes an appropriation. The bill appropriates $5 million from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for fiscal year 2021-2022 that shall be used to purchase million meals to be distributed among the nonprofit food banks based upon the percentage of the state population of the service area of the specific food bank. The bill exempts from the sales tax the purchase price from the sale or rental of tangible personal property or specified digital products, or services furnished, to a nonprofit food bank if the property or services are to be used by the nonprofit food bank for a charitable purpose.

In plain words

1. February 18, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee