HB 398 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC 44 2976/a HB 398/AP* · 2 edits
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The bill text was updated to reflect its passage through both the House and Senate, changing the version identifier from LC 44 2976 to LC 44 2976/AP. This indicates the bill has completed its legislative journey and is now in its final form before becoming law.
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Updated bill version identifier from LC 44 2976 to LC 44 2976/AP to reflect passage through both legislative chambers

Added parenthetical notation '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' to the bill title to indicate final legislative status

Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · House Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

523
Passed
Total votes 55
Apr 2, 2025
D Democratic22
20 Yea 2 Nay
90% Yea
R Republican33
32 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Act 193
upper
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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