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NE LB520

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Margo Juarez

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Redefines "bed and breakfast establishment" as a single-family dwelling converted to provide sleeping accommodations and breakfast to transient guests, limited to no more than 10 guest rooms or 20 guests at any given time

  • Establishes detailed food safety requirements including mandatory use of pasteurized Grade A milk, prohibition on home-canned foods (except jams and jellies), temperature controls for hazardous foods (45°F or below, 140°F or above), and cooking requirements of 165°F for stuffings, poultry, and pork

  • Requires operators to obtain food handling certification by passing a department examination, and prohibits employees with communicable diseases transmissible through food from working at the establishment

  • Mandates fire safety measures including smoke alarms and heat detectors in all common areas, guest rooms, and hallways; emergency lighting; fire extinguishers (2A:10BC rating per floor, 40BC in kitchen); and prohibition of indoor smoking

  • Requires each guest room to have primary and secondary means of egress (window of at least 5.7 square feet on first or second floor), with an 18-month compliance window to install secondary egress or a sprinkler system; establishments serving hot meals to more than 10 guests must install a fire suppression hood

Legislative Description

Provide requirements for bed and breakfast establishments regarding food, beverages, and fire safety

Last Action

Title printed. Carryover bill

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Urban Affairs1/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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