HB 15-1226 Summary

• Requires the Department of Public Health and Environment to convene a stakeholder group including representatives from public health agencies, county commissioners, retail food establishments, and other interested parties to study retail food establishment license fees and inspection programs.

• Mandates the first stakeholder meeting occur no later than June 15, 2015, with subsequent meetings at least once every three years thereafter.

• Requires the stakeholder group to study food-borne illness trends, uniform statewide inspection administration, regulatory changes, requested fee adjustments with cost documentation, and risk-based inspection schedules.

• Requires the department to prepare a report of findings and conclusions by December 1, 2015, and every three years thereafter, to be presented to all stakeholders and others upon request.

• Takes effect August 5, 2015, unless a referendum petition is filed, in which case approval by voters at the November 2016 general election is required before the act becomes effective.