HB 5459
AN ACT relating to food service establishment, temporary food service
House Bill
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to food service establishment, temporary food service
Bill Text
relating to food service establishment, temporary food service establishment, and retail food store permits for certain BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 437, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 437.0063 to read as follows: Sec. 437.0063. SMALL-SCALE BUSINESS PERMIT EXEMPTIONS. (a) (1) "Food producer" has the meaning assigned by (2) "Small-scale business" means a legal entity established by a farmer or food producer with less than $1.5 million (b) The department, a county, or a public health district may not require a small-scale business to: (1) obtain, or pay a permitting fee for, more than one permit to operate a temporary food service establishment; or (2) obtain a permit or pay a permitting fee to operate a food service establishment, temporary food service establishment, or retail food store, if the business is licensed as a food manufacturer under Subchapter J, Chapter 431. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to food service establishment, temporary food service
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