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CS/SB 1294: Cottage Food Operations

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Brodeur

Cottage Food Operations; Citing this act as the "Home Sweet Home Act"; revising the definition of the term “cottage food operation”; increasing the annual gross sales limitation for exempting cottage food operations from certain food and building permitting requirements; authorizing the sale, offer for sale, acceptance of payment, and delivery of cottage food products by mail; preempting the regulation of cottage food operations to the state; prohibiting local governments from prohibiting cottage food operations or regulating cottage food products by cottage food operations, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/28/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 663 (Ch. 2021-211) -SJ 752
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/15/2021 Senate • Filed
    2/24/2021 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 130
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 130
    3/4/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/09/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/9/2021 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 190
    • Now in Commerce and Tourism
    3/17/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/22/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/22/2021 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 -SJ 312
    3/23/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/20/2021 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 2 -SJ 559
    • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/21/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 560
    4/22/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/21 -SJ 721
    4/26/2021 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 720
    4/27/2021 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 745
    4/28/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 751
    • Substituted CS/HB 663 -SJ 752
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 663 (Ch. 2021-211) -SJ 752

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  • CS/SB 1294, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/20/2021 at 6:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 663 (er) Cottage Food Operations Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-211; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 403 (Ch. 2021-202)

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    500.03 Definitions; construction; applicability. Page 1 (pdf)
    500.80 Cottage food operations. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 1294, Original Filed Version Posted 2/15/2021 at 2:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 3/8/2021 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 3/9/2021 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/19/2021 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2021 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/19/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 663 (c1) Cottage Food Operations Regulatory Reform Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-211; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 403 (Ch. 2021-202)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    849448 - Amendment
    Delete lines 49 - 51 and insert:
    Rules
    (Brodeur)
    4/19/2021
    7:56 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/21/2021
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/9/2021 9:00 AM Regulated Industries 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/22/2021 3:30 PM Commerce and Tourism 7 Yeas - 2 Nays
    4/20/2021 8:30 AM Rules 14 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    500.03 Definitions; construction; applicability. Page 1 (pdf)
    500.80 Cottage food operations. Page 2 (pdf)

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