HB699
Food establishment inspection exemptions; private homes and farms.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
House: House subcommittee offered
Chief Patron:
Eric Zehr (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Food establishment inspection exemptions; private homes and farms.
Exempts from required food establishment operation inspections any private home or farm where the resident or farmer processes, prepares, or otherwise produces food if such food is (i) sold in person in the Commonwealth to an individual for his own consumption and not for resale or consignment; (ii) sold at ... (More) the private home or farm; (iii) not offered for sale to be used in or offered for consumption in retail food establishments; and (iv) affixed with a label placed on the principal display panel or, for a product packaging not large enough to bear such a label, offered for sale with a sign displaying the name, physical address, and telephone number of the person preparing the food, the date the food was processed, and the statement 'NOT FOR RESALE ? PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION.' (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103808D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB699)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/27/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
