HB 2371 Summary

• Establishes statewide licensure and health/safety standards for mobile food units through the Department of Health Services, with county health departments handling licensing based on the unit's commissary location.

• Prohibits cities, towns, and counties from requiring special permits for mobile food vendors beyond what applies to other temporary vendors, imposing distance requirements from restaurants, or mandating city/county naming as additional insured parties (except on public property).

• Creates three categories of mobile food units based on food type and preparation requirements, with rules addressing compressors, generators, commissary agreements, cleaning, and waste disposal requirements.

• Allows counties with 500,000+ population and cities/towns with 50,000+ population to offer online license applications without requiring in-person applications.

• Permits cities and towns to restrict mobile food operations in residential areas, within 250 feet of residences, at public airports, and during certain hours, and allows counties to limit consecutive operation at private property to 96 hours.

• Adds mobile food units to restaurant tax classifications under state transaction privilege tax code and allows local jurisdictions to levy sales taxes on mobile food vendors consistent with restaurant taxation.