HB1372 Summary

• Amends the Sanitary Food Preparation Act to require all premises of permitted food establishments, including indoor play areas, be kept clean, fully operative, and in good repair.

• Requires food establishment owners/operators with indoor play areas to meet same cleanliness standards as other facility areas, maintain documented inspection and cleaning records, and provide hand washing stations or hand sanitizer.

• Mandates daily cleaning of all play surfaces that children contact using approved sanitizing solutions.

• Establishes mandatory procedures for responding to vomiting or fecal incidents, including immediate closure of play area, use of protective equipment, cleaning with chlorine solution, and air drying.

• Requires permanent signage prohibiting food consumption on play structures and encouraging hand sanitizing or washing, plus contact information for facility management or local health department.