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| Bill | Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to authorize the production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures; to provide for definitions; to provide for inspections; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local regulation of cottage food items; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 398 | Georgia HB 398 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 398 (2025_26) — Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to authorize the production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures; to provide for definitions; to provide for inspections; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local regulation of cottage food items; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- House Vote #140 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 171–2 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #395 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 54–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Beth Camp — primary (person)
- Brian Prince — primary (person)
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-02-11 House Hopper
introduction - 2025-02-12 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2025-02-13 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2025-02-19 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-03-03 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2025-03-03 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2025-03-04 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2025-03-13 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-03-18 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2025-04-02 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2025-04-02 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2025-04-08 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-05-13 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2025-05-13 Act 193
executive-signature - 2025-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8582f94d-360f-4d44-a426-eb3dabdad7c9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).