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WV SB44

Bill

Status

Enrolled

3/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Rucker

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "homemade food item" as food for human consumption produced and packaged at the producer's residential property, excluding alcoholic beverages and food containing drugs

  • Exempts homemade food items from state licensing, permitting, inspection, packaging, and labeling laws when sold directly to consumers or through third-party vendors

  • Requires labeling with content, sources, potential allergens, and a statement that the product was made in a non-commercial kitchen that may not be subject to inspection

  • Allows sale of potentially hazardous homemade foods containing meat, poultry, or dairy only when sold directly by the producer to the consumer and delivered in person, with transport limited to two hours at appropriate temperatures

  • Preserves authority of local health departments and the Department of Agriculture to investigate foodborne illness reports and cease production or sale of implicated items

Legislative Description

Relating to sale of homemade food items

Agriculture

Last Action

Completed legislative action

3/14/2026

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Resources3/2/2026
Health and Human Resources1/14/2026

Full Bill Text

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