Restaurants; certified food protection manager, exemption of certain establishments.
Summary
Provides that no regulation issued by the Board of Health (Board) shall require any restaurant that is operated by (i) a nonprofit civic service organization, (ii) a volunteer fire department, or (iii) a volunteer emergency medical services agency to employ a certified food protection manager. The bill defines a "certified food protection manager" as a person who has demonstrated proficiency in food safety issues, regulations, and techniques in maintaining a safe-food environment by passing a test and receiving a certification as part of a program that is accredited by the Board.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Dec 3, 2018
Signed Mar 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2019 · House of Delegates Jan 24, 2019
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Feb 13, 2019
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Mar 8, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 275 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 13, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0)
senate
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1663H1
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105081D-H1
lower
Jan 24, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-0)
house of delegates
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Dec 3, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Dec 3, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100361D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Edmunds
RRepublican
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