Provides that all persons have the right to grow, raise, harvest, produce and consume the food of their own choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health and well-being, and the right to be free from hunger, malnutrition, starvation and the endangerment of life from the scarcity of or lack of access to nourishing food.
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2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation to
the right to food and the right to be free from hunger, malnutrition,
starvation and the endangerment of life from the scarcity of or lack
of access to food
Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That article 1 of the
constitution be amended by adding a new section 20 to read as follows:
§ 20. ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE A NATURAL, INHERENT AND UNALIENABLE RIGHT
TO FOOD, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SAVE AND EXCHANGE SEEDS AND THE RIGHT TO
GROW, RAISE, HARVEST, PRODUCE AND CONSUME THE FOOD OF THEIR OWN CHOOSING
FOR THEIR OWN NOURISHMENT, SUSTENANCE, BODILY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AS
LONG AS AN INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT COMMIT TRESPASSING, THEFT, POACHING OR
OTHER ABUSES OF PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC LANDS OR NATURAL
RESOURCES IN THE HARVESTING, PRODUCTION OR ACQUISITION OF FOOD; FURTHER-
MORE, ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM HUNGER,
MALNUTRITION, STARVATION AND THE ENDANGERMENT OF LIFE FROM THE SCARCITY
OF OR LACK OF ACCESS TO NOURISHING FOOD.
§ 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendments
be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
published 3 months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89027-01-5
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