BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2596: Food service rules

Requiring exclusive statewide food service rules for retail food facilities.

Summary

$ Requires the state board of health to adopt updated food service rules by December 2003 and grants the state board sole authority to adopt food service rules beginning the following July.
$ Allows local health departments to adopt certain temporary deviations from the state rules to respond to public health or safety emergencies, but requires board review of the deviations.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2596), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to food service rules;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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