Bills › 88th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJune 5, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeJune 5, 2020
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
_____ to the contrary, a person may engage in the production, preparation, processing, and sale of homemade food (including beverages) without obtaining an authorization (permit, license, or certification) by the state or being subject to state inspection, packaging, or labeling requirements. The department of inspections and appeals is responsible for administering the bill’s provisions. The bill provides that a sales transaction must be made directly between a producer and an end consumer who must be provided notice regarding the producer’s exempt status.
Read the full explanation
Any preparation or processing must occur in a home, the transaction cannot involve interstate commerce, and the items subject to the transaction cannot include meat other than rabbit, and under certain conditions poultry or fish. The transaction must occur at a farmers market, a farm, a producer’s home or office, or another location agreed to by the producer and end consumer. The bill includes special restrictions on a retail space where the item is sold in proximity to a food establishment such as a restaurant or grocery store subject to license and inspection requirements. The bill provides exemptions from requirements in a number of Code chapters that would otherwise apply, including Code chapters 137D (home bakeries), 137F (food establishments and food processing plants), 189 (general food regulations), 189A (meat and poultry inspection), 190 (adulteration of foods), 191 (labeling of foods), 192 and 194 (licensing and inspection of dairy facilities), and 196 (egg handlers).
Senate subcommittee
Named June 5, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.
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