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2021 SESSION
HB 2275 Food and drink permit; Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to issue.
Introduced by: Wendy W. Gooditis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Food and drink permit requirements; regulations. Directs the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Commissioner), after conducting the required inspection, to issue a permit for the operation of any food manufacturer, food storage warehouse, or retail food establishment. The bill prohibits the operation of such manufacturer, warehouse, or establishment without a permit unless the inspection finds no significant health hazard and the business is awaiting receipt of its permit, which shall be processed within 30 days of the inspection. The bill authorizes the Commissioner to deny, suspend, or revoke such permit for certain violations and authorizes the Commissioner to suspend such permit and seek an expedited informal fact-finding proceeding if conditions exist that present a significant and immediate public health hazard.
The bill requires the Commissioner to issue a permit to any manufacturer, warehouse, or establishment that is legally operating on July 1, 2021, and has satisfactorily completed its most recent inspection. The bill also authorizes the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulations to administer the permitting process and directs the Commissioner to develop a written appeal process for use when a permit is suspended.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/21 House: Presented and ordered printed 21102109D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103877D-H1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/14/21 House: Presented and ordered printed 21102109D
- 01/14/21 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/22/21 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 01/27/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21103877D-H1
- 01/28/21 House: Read first time
- 01/29/21 House: Read second time
- 01/29/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21103877D-H1
- 01/29/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2275H1
- 02/01/21 House: Read third time and passed House (78-Y 21-N)
- 02/01/21 House: VOTE: Passage (78-Y 21-N)
- 02/02/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)