HOME KITCHEN&COTTAGE FOOD OPS
Summary
Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that a home kitchen operation does not include a person who produces or packages non-potentially hazardous baked goods for sale by a religious, charitable, or nonprofit organization for fundraising purposes. Adds additional requirements in order to qualify as a home kitchen operation. Makes changes concerning the jurisdiction of the local governing body over home kitchen operations. Defines a term. Removes a provision prohibiting certain types of jams and jellies from cottage food operations. Increases the gross receipt threshold of exempt food from $25,000 to $36,000. Allows the Department to adopt rules to implement the requirements of the amendatory Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Jul 2015
Introduced Apr 21, 2015
Signed Jul 30, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2015 · House Apr 17, 2015
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 52
May 19, 2015
D
Democratic33
90% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Jul 30, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2015
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 19, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-4)
senate
May 6, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 29, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Apr 21, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 17, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-0-11)
house
Apr 16, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Mar 25, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Mar 16, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon
lower
Mar 12, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon
lower
Mar 10, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Mar 2, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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