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2025 Cottage Food Bills

Bill Status: Enacted Passed In Progress Failed
BillYearTypeStatusAbout
Connecticut SB 1542025 Cottage FoodIn Progress

Would allow producers to sell their products at any farm store or cafe within a 20-mile radius of their home.

Maryland SB 7012025 Cottage FoodIn Progress

Would allow refrigerated baked goods (e.g. cheesecakes).

Michigan HB 61312025 Cottage FoodIn Progress

Would allow online sales and in-state shipping, if certain requirements are met. Would increase the sales limit from $25,000 to $45,000 per year. Would increase the annual sales limit to $75,000 for producers of high-priced items ($250+/item). Would increase the sales limit each year to account for inflation. Would allow a producer to use a… [read more]

Minnesota SF 3912025 Cottage FoodIn Progress

Would allow all direct sales at local venues (currently limited to farmers markets and community events). Would allow shipping within the state. Would increase the sales limit from $78,000 to $85,000 per year. Would increase the exemption limit for sales from $5,000 to $8,500 per year.

Minnesota SF 4872025 Micro RestaurantIn Progress

Would allow “microenterprise home kitchens” (AKA micro-restaurants) to sell ready-to-eat meals and food.

Mississippi SB 22652025 Cottage FoodFailed

Would have allowed the sale of fried pies and most types of acidified foods (e.g. salsas, sauces, etc). Would also have allowed homemade wine in certain cases. Would have increased the sales limit from $35,000 to $59,000 per year. Would have required cottage food operators to take a food safety training course. Would have added… [read more]

New Hampshire HB 1502025 Cottage FoodIn Progress

Would allow homestead food operations to use commercial kitchen equipment. 

New Hampshire HB 2792025 Cottage FoodIn Progress

Would create a committee to review the approval process for recipes used in a homestead food operation.

New Hampshire HB 3042025 Cottage FoodIn Progress

Would allow producers to use an email address on labels instead of a physical address. Would allow producers to simplify labels in certain situations by using a QR code.

New Hampshire HB 3072025 Cottage FoodIn Progress

Would allow producers to use other parts of their home for food production, not just their home kitchen.

New Hampshire HB 5052025 Cottage FoodIn Progress

Would allow producers to sell freeze dried foods.

North Dakota SB 23862025 Cottage FoodIn Progress

Would allow online sales and interstate shipping.

Oklahoma HB 21522025 Food FreedomIn Progress

Would raise the sales limit from $75,000 to $300,000 per year.  Would allow unpasteurized milk to be sold, if certain requirements are met.

Oklahoma SB 9392025 Food FreedomIn Progress

Would remove the annual sales limit (currently $75,000). Would allow indirect sales of perishable foods, if certain requirements are met.

South Dakota HB 11792025 Cottage FoodIn Progress

Would add a provision for indirect sales. Would clarify certain labeling and sales requirements.

Tennessee HB 1302025 Food FreedomIn Progress

Would allow perishable food products to be sold, if certain requirements are met.

Texas HB 2942025 Cottage FoodIn Progress

Would prevent homeowners’ associations from prohibiting cottage food operations.

Texas SB 5412025 Cottage FoodIn Progress

Would increase the sales limit from $50,000 to $100,000 per year. Would allow wholesale and indirect sales, provided that certain requirements are met. Would allow refrigerated baked goods (e.g. cheesecakes), as long as the producer adheres to certain requirements. Would allow producers to exclude their home address on labels, as long as they adhere to… [read more]

Washington SB 56052025 Micro RestaurantIn Progress

Would create a new law to allow “microenterprise home kitchen operations” (AKA micro-restaurants) to sell ready-to-eat meals and food.

Wyoming SF 1202025 Food FreedomIn Progress

Would allow products with meat to be sold, if certain requirements are met.