Bills / H.B. 379
H.B. 379 Child Care Provider Food Preparation Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill exempts licensed child care providers from the food service establishment rules that apply to restaurants. It directs the Department of Health and Human Services to write food safety and sanitation rules for those providers, working with provider input and within limits set in the bill.
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Official description
- exempts child care food preparation kitchens from food service establishment regulations under certain circumstances
- requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with child care provider associations, to make rules for child care food preparation kitchens:
- for food safety and sanitation
- to qualify for certain exemptions
- defines terms
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Every vote
- 8 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 20, 2026Who voted how
- 7 yes, 1 no, 2 absentHouse Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 20, 2026Who voted how
- 66 yes, 1 no, 8 absentFinal House vote · Feb 26, 2026Who voted how
- 2 yes, 1 no, 3 absentSenate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to approve it · Mar 2, 2026Who voted how
- 23 yes, 3 no, 3 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 6, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 20, 2026 House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (24 turns) →
- Feb 26, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (6 turns) →
- Mar 2, 2026 Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (27 turns) →
- Mar 6, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (8 turns) →