New Hampshire 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

HB 1685 — redefining "homestead foods" as "artisan foods," creating an artisan food operations exemption, establishing artisan food products sales venues, and allowing the production and sale of artisan food products requiring refrigeration.

Last action — Interim Study Report: Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 13-0)

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the N.H. Revised Statutes Annotated as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill redefines 'homestead foods' as 'artisan foods' and makes various changes related to the regulation and definition of artisan food operations and exemptions.

  • RSA 143-A:3

    Homestead → Artisan

    The term 'homestead food operations' is redefined to 'artisan food operations'.

  • RSA 143-A:3

    for sale and distribution to other business entities such as other food establishments. → to the public or a third-party vendor for resale, in accordance with this subdivision and the department's administrative rules.

    The definition of 'artisan food operation' now specifies the sales structure allowed for artisan food products.

  • RSA 143-A:3

    [events which are not regularly scheduled where food is provided to participants such as extracurricular school events, non-profit sporting events, and periodic events sponsored by religious or nonprofit organizations] → a singularly or periodically held event, whether sponsored by an individual, a charitable, or a religious organization, a private or government entity, or an institution where food, including food produced in a residential kitchen by a non-artisan food operation, or sold to the sponsor by an artisan food operation is served to attendees with or without charge.

    The definition of 'occasional food service events' is expanded to include a wider range of sponsors and types of events.

  • RSA 143-A:5

    and occasional food service establishments and occasional food service events which

    The exemptions specified for occasional food service functions are clarified to include residential or farm roadside stands without the redundant language.

  • RSA 143-A:5

    homestead residence, at the owner's farm stand, or at farmers' markets → in accordance with RSA 143-A:12.

    Artisan food operations are now defined without referring to 'homestead' and are aligned with specific operational guidelines.

  • RSA 143-A:5

    temporary food sales event or venue, or when sold to a licensed restaurant in accordance with RSA 143-A:14 through RSA 143-A:17. → temporary food sales events or venues.

    Clarifies the sales venues where poultry products from federally exempt producers can be sold.

  • RSA 143-A:5

    [and occasional food service events]

    Removes the redundancy regarding occasional food service events from the exemptions list.

  • RSA 143-A:3

    temporary food sales events, or venues, fixed or mobile food units that exclusively sell artisan food products, or food and beverage vending machines.

    Updates the definition of retail food stores to exclude certain operations related to artisan food.

  • RSA 143-A:3

    and food and beverage vending machines. → and food and beverage vending machines exclusively sampling or selling artisan food products.

    Expands the definition of temporary food sales events to include artisan food sales specifically.

  • RSA 143-A:5

    Homestead food operations selling food, excluding potentially hazardous food as defined in RSA 143-A:12, I(b) → Artisan food operations selling food

    Updates the term 'homestead food operations' to 'artisan food operations' in the context of exemptions.

Action History

  1. Interim Study Report: Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 13-0)

  2. Subcommittee Work Session: 10/15/2024 12:45 pm LOB 301-303

  3. Executive Session: 10/15/2024 01:00 pm LOB 301-303

  4. Subcommittee Work Session: 09/04/2024 10:00 am LOB 301-303

  5. Full Committee Work Session: 06/10/2024 11:00 am LOB 301-303

  6. Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 11

  7. Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 02/06/2024 (Vote 18-2; CC)

  8. Executive Session: 02/06/2024 10:00 am LOB 301-303

  9. Full Committee Work Session: 01/31/2024 01:00 pm LOB 301-303

  10. Public Hearing: 01/22/2024 01:00 pm LOB 301-303

  11. Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 29

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1685?
HB 1685 is sponsored by Deborah Aylward (Republican), Diane Pauer (Republican), Daniel Innis (Republican), and Kimberly L Abare.
What is the current status of HB 1685?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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