HB 403 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

SMALL BUSINESS: Provides for the production of homemade food for sale to the public

HB 403 changes Louisiana's food safety law to set a $30,100 annual sales threshold for home-based food sellers. It directly affects small home food businesses whose gross sales reach or exceed this amount, requiring them to comply with standard food safety regulations. The bill amends Section 4.9(B) of the state code to remove the exemption from the Sanitary Code for these sellers. This is a concrete policy change limiting the current exemption to businesses with lower sales volumes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 25, 2026 Signed Jun 8, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB403 Original → HB403 Act 801 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill increases the annual sales limit for homemade food producers to qualify for food safety exemptions from $30,000 to $100,000. This change allows small business owners selling low-risk homemade foods to operate without strict state food safety regulations for a longer period before they must comply with standard commercial food codes. The update also includes administrative changes to the bill's sponsorship list and official status, reflecting its progression to an enacted law.

Scope change

The bill expands the eligibility scope for small homemade food businesses by raising the revenue threshold required to maintain an exemption from food safety laws.

ELIGIBILITY

Raised the annual sales threshold from $30,000 to $100,000 for producers of low-risk homemade foods to remain exempt from certain food safety and sanitary requirements.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect the final enrolled status and added the names of additional co-sponsors.

Removed the original digest and legislative services notes, as the bill has been enacted into law.

Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House Apr 9, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

May 26, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican28

28 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

May 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 14, 2026

Committee

Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (9-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors