HB 2229: MICROENTERPRISE HOME KITCHENS; HOME-BASED FOOD BUSINESSES; DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER SALES; CONSUMER DISCLOSURE; FOOD SAFETY
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-17
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).)
Introduced
First Committee Review
First Chamber
Second Committee Review
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Authorizes microenterprise home kitchens to prepare and sell food directly to consumers without food establishment permits or routine inspections, subject to consumer disclosure and basic food safety requirements. Clarifies that microenterprise home kitchens are not food establishments or food processing establishments. Authorizes the Department of Health to conduct investigations on operators and microenterprise home kitchens in response to complaints, foodborne illness outbreaks, and imminent threats to public health. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Discussed in Hearing
4MINHouse Standing Committee on Health
1MIN