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TX HB2952
Bill
Status
2/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Alders
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AI Summary
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Removes the $50,000 annual gross income cap for cottage food production operations, allowing home-based food producers to sell unlimited amounts without losing their cottage food status
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Cottage food operations remain defined as individuals producing and selling food items from their homes directly to consumers, including baked goods, candy, jams, pickled vegetables, roasted coffee, dried herbs, and other non-time-and-temperature-controlled foods
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Maintains existing requirements that cottage food producers must sell only directly to consumers and deliver products at the point of sale or a consumer-designated location
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Directs the Health and Human Services Commission executive commissioner to adopt rules necessary to implement the changes as soon as practicable after the effective date
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the definition of a cottage food production operation.
Health
Last Action
Referred to Public Health
3/20/2025