2025-2026 Regular Session
HB398
Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to authorize the production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures; to provide for definitions; to provide for inspections; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local regulation of cottage food items; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 3, 2025 · House
Passage: House Vote #140
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
171 yea–2 nay · 1 not voting · 6 absent
April 2, 2025 · Senate
Passage: Senate Vote #395
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
54 yea–2 nay
Committee referrals
March 4, 2025 · Senate
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
February 12, 2025 · House
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
Instrument history
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State Effective Date 2025-07-01
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State Act 193
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House House Date Signed by Governor
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House House Sent to Governor
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted View roll call
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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House House Hopper