HB 699 — Food establishment inspection exemptions; private homes and farms.
VA 20261 session
Food establishment inspection exemptions; private homes and farms. Exempts from required food establishment operation inspections any private home or farm where the resident or farmer processes, prepares, or otherwise produces food if such food is (i) sold in person in the Commonwealth to an individual for his own consumption and not for resale or consignment; (ii) sold at the private home or farm; (iii) not offered for sale to be used in or offered for consumption in retail food establishments; and (iv) affixed with a label placed on the principal display panel or, for a product packaging not large enough to bear such a label, offered for sale with a sign displaying the name, physical address, and telephone number of the person preparing the food, the date the food was processed, and the statement "NOT FOR RESALE — PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION."
Latest action: — In House
Sponsors (4)
- Eric R. Zehr (R, VA) — sponsor
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Timothy P. Griffin (R, VA) — cosponsor
- Karen Hamilton (R, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (7)
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Health and Human Services | — | va-leg |
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Who matters
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| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric R. Zehr (R, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Karen Hamilton (R, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. (R, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Timothy P. Griffin (R, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Health and Human Services · va-leg