The Food Refrigeration Expansion for Safe Home-Processing (FRESH) Act.
HB 833, "The FRESH Act," directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to expand its existing Home Processor Program. This expansion will allow individuals participating in the program to produce and sell refrigerated or frozen food items, as well as bakery products containing cream or cream cheese fillings, including cheesecakes. The Department is authorized to adopt temporary rules to implement these changes. All activities under the expanded program will remain subject to applicable food safety laws and inspections.
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Apr 2025
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Introduced Apr 8, 2025
Last action Apr 16, 2025
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The bill's header and metadata were updated to reflect a new co-sponsor (Representative Chesser) and a revised referral path to the House Agriculture and Environment Committee. The document version number was also updated from a draft identifier to a formal edition number, indicating the bill has progressed in the legislative process.
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Added Representative Chesser as a co-sponsor to the bill.
Updated the referral status to include the Agriculture and Environment, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House committees with a new date of April 10, 2025.
Changed the bill identifier from a draft code (DRH30348-NN-60) to a formal edition number (H833-v-1).
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Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Added
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Apr 16, 2025
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Serial Referral To Health Added
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Apr 16, 2025
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Serial Referral To Commerce and Economic Development Added
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Apr 16, 2025
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Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken
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Apr 10, 2025
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Ref to the Com on Agriculture and Environment, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Apr 8, 2025
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