HB 910 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Cottage food operation; remove annual gross sales cap and allow online sales of products directly to consumers in the state.

HB 910 removes the annual gross sales cap for Mississippi cottage food operations and permits them to sell products online directly to consumers within the state. It allows sales via mail order, wholesale, third-party retail, or through the producer's agent, with all products delivered directly to Mississippi residents. The bill requires all cottage food products to be prepackaged with specific labeling, including the business name, ingredients, allergen information, and the disclaimer "Made in a cottage food operation that is not subject to Mississippi's food safety regulations." This change primarily affects small-scale home-based food businesses currently limited by sales volume and delivery restrictions. The policy update takes effect July 1, 2026.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to remove language restricting cottage food operations from selling products online, by mail order, wholesale, or through third-party retail establishments. This change expands the ability of small food producers to sell their products through various modern distribution channels while maintaining the core cottage food program requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to allow cottage food operations to sell products through online platforms, mail order, wholesale channels, and third-party retail establishments, whereas the original version prohibited these sales methods.
REQUIREMENT

Removed restrictions preventing cottage food operations from selling products over the Internet, by mail order, at wholesale, to third-party retail establishments, or through an agent of the producer.

DEFINITION

Changed 'cottage footage' to 'cottage food' in the text, correcting a likely typographical error from the original version.

SCOPE

Added language clarifying that the prohibition on online and wholesale sales no longer applies to cottage food operations, allowing these sales methods.

Floor votes · House Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

1086
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 122
Feb 10, 2026
D Democratic40
33 Yea 4 Nay 3
82% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican80
73 Yea 2 Nay 5
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred To Public Health and Welfare
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To Public Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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