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Georgia General Assembly · HB 398 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 193)

Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures

Introduced
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Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to authorize the production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures; Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to authorize the production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures; to provide for definitions; to provide for inspections; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

House Hopper · Feb 11, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 12, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 13, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 19, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 3, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 3, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 13, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 18, 2025
Senate Third Read · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Apr 2, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 8, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 13, 2025
Act 193 · May 13, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Hagan, LeesaGaines, HoustonDempsey, KatieCamp, BethPrince, BrianReeves, MattWatson, Sam

Recorded votes

PASSAGESenate · 2025-04-02 · yea 54, nay 2, notVoting 0, excused 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-03 · yea 171, nay 2, notVoting 1, excused 6
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2025).