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LA HB150
Bill
Status
6/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kimberly Coates
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AI Summary
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Increases the gross sales cap for low-risk homemade foods exempt from licensing from $30,000 to $150,000 annually
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Creates a new "farm food product" category for homemade/home-grown foods that are cooked, baked, preserved, acidified, fermented, or dehydrated, with a separate $50,000 gross sales exemption threshold
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Requires farm food product preparers to register with USDA and obtain a Farm Service Agency number, maintain clean production areas free of pets during preparation, and obtain a sales tax certificate
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Mandates labeling with a statement that the product is exempt from state licensing/inspection, preparer contact information, and ingredients listed in descending order
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Prohibits sale of farm food products containing CBD or THC, and restricts potentially hazardous foods to direct-to-consumer sales at the farm or farmer's markets with a 2-hour transport limit
Legislative Description
Provides for the production of homemade food for sale to the public
SMALL BUSINESS
Last Action
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
6/9/2025