2024 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB759: Food inspections; pickles and acidified vegetables, gross sales.

Legislative Summary

Food inspections; private homes; pickles and acidified vegetables; gross sales. Increases from $3,000 to $9,000 the gross sales annual revenue cap for sales of pickles and other acidified vegetables that have an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or lower and are processed and prepared in a private home without an inspection as otherwise required to operate a food establishment. The bill expands the exemption for private homes where the resident processes and prepares certain food products to allow for such person to sell the food at a temporary event that operates for a period of no more than 14 consecutive days. The bill also clarifies that such person may advertise such food products over the Internet provided that the sale takes place in person and complies with certain restrictions. Food inspections; private homes; pickles and acidified vegetables; gross sales. Increases from $3,000 to $9,000 the gross sales annual revenue cap for sales of pickles and other acidified vegetables that have an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or lower and are processed and prepared in a private home without an inspection as otherwise required to operate a food establishment. The bill expands the exemption for private homes where the resident processes and prepares certain food products to allow for such person to sell the food at a temporary event that operates for a period of no more than 14 consecutive days. The bill also clarifies that such person may advertise such food products over the Internet provided that the sale takes place in person and complies with certain restrictions.

Bill History

1/9/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101821D
House of Delegates
1/9/2024
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
House of Delegates
1/23/2024
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
House of Delegates
1/24/2024
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2024
Committee substitute printed 24106149D-H1
House of Delegates
1/31/2024
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2024
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/5/2024
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/5/2024
Committee substitute agreed to 24106149D-H1
House of Delegates
2/5/2024
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB759H1
House of Delegates
2/6/2024
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/6/2024
VOTE: (94-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/7/2024
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Senate
2/20/2024
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/22/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/23/2024
Read third time
Senate
2/23/2024
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/28/2024
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/28/2024
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB759ER)
House of Delegates
2/28/2024
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/2/2024
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
House of Delegates
3/11/2024
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
3/25/2024
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 131 (effective 7/1/24)
3/25/2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0131)

Amendments

Substitute for HB759 Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Agriculture

Substitute for HB759 Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Agriculture

1/24/2024Not Adopted

Substitute for HB759 Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Agriculture

Substitute for HB759 Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Agriculture

1/24/2024Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/23/2024
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/22/2024
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2/20/2024
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: (94-Y 2-N)
2/6/2024
94
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
1/31/2024
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
1/24/2024
9
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/25/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/25/20248.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/28/20248.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/31/20248.2 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/9/20247.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/28/202458.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/7/202458.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/18/202458.2 KB