Bed-and-breakfast operations; definition of restaurant.
Summary
Exempts from requirements related to restaurants, including licensure requirements, any bed-and-breakfast operation that prepares food for and offers food to guests, regardless of the time the food is prepared and offered, so long as (i) the premises of the bed-and-breakfast operation is a home that is owner occupied or owner-agent occupied, (ii) the bed-and-breakfast operation prepares food for and offers food to guests only, (iii) the number of guests served by the bed-and-breakfast operation does not exceed 18 on any single day, and (iv) guests for whom food is prepared and to whom food is offered are informed in a manner established by the State Board of Health in regulations that the food is prepared in a kitchen that is not licensed as a restaurant and is not subject to regulations governing restaurants. This bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2018
Last action Mar 7, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB552S1
legislature
Feb 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107055D-S1
legislature
Feb 16, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100133D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nick Freitas
RRepublican
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