republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2022/hb-5146.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING FOOD DONATION."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING FOOD DONATION."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 5146"
citation: "Connecticut HB 5146 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection Department", "Food distribution facilities", "Grocery stores", "Liability", "Reports", "State regulations", "specific", "Studies", "Task forces"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackert, Tim", "Anwar, Saud", "Arora, Harry", "Borer, Dorinda", "Bradley, Dennis A.", "Buckbee, Bill", "Butler, Larry B.", "Carpino, Christie M.", "Cheeseman, Holly H.", "Concepcion, Julio A.", "Conley, Christine", "Dathan, Lucy", "Delany, Hubert D.", "Delnicki, Tom", "Digiovancarlo, Michael", "Elliott, Josh", "Farrar, Kate", "Ferraro, Charles J.", "Fiorello, Kimberly", "Garibay, Jane M.", "Genga, Henry J.", "Gilchrest, Jillian", "Green, Robin", "Gucker, Kenneth M", "Haddad, Gregory", "Hampton, John K.", "Harrison, Cindy", "Horn, Maria P.", "Kavros Degraw, Eleni", "Kennedy, Kathy", "Klarides-ditria, Nicole", "Maroney, James J.", "Mccarthy Vahey, Cristin", "Mcgee, Trenee", "Meskers, Stephen R", "Michel, David", "Mushinsky, Mary M.", "Napoli, Ronald A.", "Nolan, Anthony L.", "Nuccio, Tammy", "O'dea, Tom", "Parker, John-michael", "Pavalock-d'amato, Cara Christine", "Perillo, Jason", "Petit, William A.", "Pizzuto, William", "Rebimbas, Rosa C.", "Reyes, Geraldo C.", "Ritter, Matthew", "Rochelle, Kara", "Rutigliano, David", "Ryan, Kevin", "Scott, Tony J", "Smith, Brian T.", "Smith, Frank", "Stallworth, Charlie L.", "Turco, Gary A.", "Vail, Kurt", "Vargas, Edwin", "Veach, Donna", "Wilson, David T.", "Witkos, Kevin D.", "Yaccarino, Dave W.", "Zullo, Joseph H."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-17"
last_action: "2022-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd66d0bf-c4d3-4f33-afc2-1a958823d4c3"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "d44580fd46a0abf17aedbba1ed15d136e4e16f12b2c3d57bd66c369a1fa0834d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
---

# Connecticut HB 5146 (2022) — AN ACT CONCERNING FOOD DONATION.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **File No. 194** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/FC/PDF/2022HB-05146-R000194-FC.PDF)
2. **File No. 576** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/FC/PDF/2022HB-05146-R000576-FC.PDF)
3. **GL Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/H/PDF/2022HB-05146-R01-HB.PDF)
4. **Public Act No. 22-28** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/ACT/PA/PDF/2022PA-00028-R00HB-05146-PA.PDF)
5. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/H/PDF/2022HB-05146-R00-HB.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Ackert, Tim — primary (person)
- Anwar, Saud — primary (person)
- Arora, Harry — primary (person)
- Borer, Dorinda — primary (person)
- Bradley, Dennis A. — primary (person)
- Buckbee, Bill — primary (person)
- Butler, Larry B. — primary (person)
- Carpino, Christie M. — primary (person)
- Cheeseman, Holly H. — primary (person)
- Concepcion, Julio A. — primary (person)
- Conley, Christine — primary (person)
- Dathan, Lucy — primary (person)
- Delany, Hubert D. — primary (person)
- Delnicki, Tom — primary (person)
- Digiovancarlo, Michael — primary (person)
- Elliott, Josh — primary (person)
- Farrar, Kate — primary (person)
- Ferraro, Charles J. — primary (person)
- Fiorello, Kimberly — primary (person)
- Garibay, Jane M. — primary (person)
- Genga, Henry J. — primary (person)
- Gilchrest, Jillian — primary (person)
- Green, Robin — primary (person)
- Gucker, Kenneth M — primary (person)
- Haddad, Gregory — primary (person)
- Hampton, John K. — primary (person)
- Harrison, Cindy — primary (person)
- Horn, Maria P. — primary (person)
- Kavros Degraw, Eleni — primary (person)
- Kennedy, Kathy — primary (person)
- Klarides-ditria, Nicole — primary (person)
- Maroney, James J. — primary (person)
- Mccarthy Vahey, Cristin — primary (person)
- Mcgee, Trenee — primary (person)
- Meskers, Stephen R — primary (person)
- Michel, David — primary (person)
- Mushinsky, Mary M. — primary (person)
- Napoli, Ronald A. — primary (person)
- Nolan, Anthony L. — primary (person)
- Nuccio, Tammy — primary (person)
- O'dea, Tom — primary (person)
- Parker, John-michael — primary (person)
- Pavalock-d'amato, Cara Christine — primary (person)
- Perillo, Jason — primary (person)
- Petit, William A. — primary (person)
- Pizzuto, William — primary (person)
- Rebimbas, Rosa C. — primary (person)
- Reyes, Geraldo C. — primary (person)
- Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
- Rochelle, Kara — primary (person)
- Rutigliano, David — primary (person)
- Ryan, Kevin — primary (person)
- Scott, Tony J — primary (person)
- Smith, Brian T. — primary (person)
- Smith, Frank — primary (person)
- Stallworth, Charlie L. — primary (person)
- Turco, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Vail, Kurt — primary (person)
- Vargas, Edwin — primary (person)
- Veach, Donna — primary (person)
- Wilson, David T. — primary (person)
- Witkos, Kevin D. — primary (person)
- Yaccarino, Dave W. — primary (person)
- Zullo, Joseph H. — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-17** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General Law `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-18** PUBLIC HEARING 0222
- **2022-03-15** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2022-03-24** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/29/22 `referral`
- **2022-03-30** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2022-03-30** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2022-03-30** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 175
- **2022-03-30** FILE NO. 194
- **2022-04-19** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-19** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2022-04-21** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2022-04-21** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 410
- **2022-04-21** FILE NO. 576
- **2022-05-02** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-02** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2022-05-02** ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
- **2022-05-04** PUBLIC ACT 22-28
- **2022-05-05** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2022-05-05** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-10** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd66d0bf-c4d3-4f33-afc2-1a958823d4c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).