HB 583 Georgia House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of homemade food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to authorize the production and sale of homemade food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures; to provide for definitions; to provide for licensing and inspections; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local regulation of homemade food items; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2023 Last action Mar 20, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 29, 2024

How they voted

1451
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 152
Feb 29, 2024
D Democratic64
61 Yea 3
95% Yea
R Republican88
84 Yea 1 Nay 3
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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