89R15936 KRM-F
By: Wilson H.B. No. 5459
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to food service establishment, temporary food service
establishment, and retail food store permits for certain
small-scale businesses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 437, Health and Safety Code, is amended
by adding Section 437.0063 to read as follows:
Sec. 437.0063. SMALL-SCALE BUSINESS PERMIT EXEMPTIONS. (a)
In this section:
(1) "Food producer" has the meaning assigned by
Section 437.020.
(2) "Small-scale business" means a legal entity
established by a farmer or food producer with less than $1.5 million
in annual gross revenue.
(b) The department, a county, or a public health district
may not require a small-scale business to:
(1) obtain, or pay a permitting fee for, more than one
permit to operate a temporary food service establishment; or
(2) obtain a permit or pay a permitting fee to operate
a food service establishment, temporary food service
establishment, or retail food store, if the business is licensed as
a food manufacturer under Subchapter J, Chapter 431.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.