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OH HB134

Bill

Status

Engrossed

11/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jennifer Gross

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Origin

House of Representatives

136th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a new "microenterprise home kitchen operation" registration allowing individuals to sell homemade food items, including potentially hazardous foods like meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy, directly to consumers from their home kitchen

  • Registration costs $25 annually with the Ohio Department of Agriculture, with a $150,000 annual gross receipts cap on sales of potentially hazardous homemade food items

  • Requires operators to complete food safety training and submit to kitchen inspections, but prohibits the state from requiring commercial equipment, structural alterations, or specialized venting in home kitchens

  • Items containing meat, poultry, seafood, or dairy must be delivered in person by the operator to the consumer, while non-perishable items may be sold through third-party vendors and shipped via carriers like USPS

  • Excludes certain high-risk products from the program including low-acid canned foods, alcoholic beverages, smoked/cured foods, custom processed meats, and shellfish from display tanks

Legislative Description

Authorize home kitchen registration for sale of certain foods

Commerce

Last Action

Referred to committee: Agriculture and Natural Resources

2/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Natural Resources2/11/2026
Agriculture2/26/2025

Full Bill Text

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