HB 150 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
6Mar2025... 0420h
2025 SESSION
25-0468
08/11
HOUSE BILL 150
AN ACT enabling homestead operations to use commercial kitchen equipment in preparing food for sale.
SPONSORS: Rep. Comtois, Belk. 7; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Aylward, Merr. 5; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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ANALYSIS
This bill defines commercial kitchen equipment and allows for its use in homestead food operations.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Mar2025... 0420h 25-0468
08/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT enabling homestead operations to use commercial kitchen equipment in preparing food for sale.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Homestead Food Operations; Use of Commercial Equipment. Amend RSA 143-A:12, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) "Homestead food operation" means a person who produces homestead food products, excluding potentially hazardous food, only in the home kitchen of that person's primary residence in New Hampshire. A homestead food operation may use commercial kitchen equipment so long as the equipment is able to be cleaned and sanitized in the processing area. For purposes of this subparagraph, "commercial kitchen equipment" means the specialized tools and appliances used in professional kitchens to prepare, cook, and store food and that can withstand heavy use and high-volume cooking.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 19, 2025 | 2025-0420h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 11, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 25, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 25, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 17, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
April 17, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
April 8, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/17/2025; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 17
March 18, 2025: ==TIME CHANGE== Hearing: 03/25/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 14
March 13, 2025: Hearing: 03/25/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 13
March 11, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0420h: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 9
March 6, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0420h: AA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 9
Feb. 19, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0420h 02/18/2025 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 14 P. 7
Feb. 12, 2025: Executive Session: 02/18/2025 10:45 am LOB 301-303
Feb. 12, 2025: Full Committee Work Session: 02/18/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
Feb. 5, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/11/2025 02:30 pm LOB 301-303
Jan. 6, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 2 P. 8