HB 2614 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Food service permits; out-of-state caterers.

Summary
Department of Health; food service permits; out-of-state caterers. Directs the Department of Health to adopt regulations allowing caterers located outside of the Commonwealth to obtain a permit to provide food services for events located in the Commonwealth.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2025
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Introduced HHS Sub: Health Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended from its original introduction to a committee substitute version. The core policy intent remains the same: allowing out-of-state caterers to obtain permits to serve food at temporary events in Virginia. The main change is the addition of detailed statutory language that codifies the Department of Health's authority to create regulations for out-of-state food service providers, including specific requirements for permits, food safety standards, and limitations on permanent operations.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a general directive to include specific statutory amendments to Code of Virginia § 35.1-14, adding new subsections that formally establish the regulatory framework for out-of-state food service permits.
REQUIREMENT

Added new subsection H to § 35.1-14 requiring the Board to adopt regulations establishing a permitting process and food safety requirements for out-of-state entities serving food prepared outside the Commonwealth.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified that permits granted to out-of-state caterers are limited to temporary, short-term events or mobile food units, and explicitly prohibit using such permits to operate permanent food service establishments in Virginia.

DEFINITION

Added formal statutory language defining the scope of out-of-state food service operations and the conditions under which permits may be granted to entities meeting established regulatory requirements.

TECHNICAL

Changed document format from a simple bill introduction to a formal amendment in the nature of a substitute, including committee markup and page numbering.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
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Committee
3
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting with substitute (3-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned sub: Health
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25104596D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Wren Williams
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