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HB 150 · 2025 · House · Environment and Agriculture Committee

Commercial kitchen equipment for homestead food

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enabling homestead operations to use commercial kitchen equipment in preparing food for sale.

Defines commercial kitchen equipment and allows its use in homestead food operations preparing food for sale.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · May 21, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✓Senate
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill defines commercial kitchen equipment and allows for its use in homestead food operations.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Barbara ComtoisRPrime
  • Rep. Judy AronRChair· Environment and Agriculture
  • Rep. Peter BixbyDRanking Member· Environment and Agriculture
  • Sen. Daniel InnisRChair· Commerce
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration

Also: Rep. Deborah AylwardR

Public testimony

44 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

95% support2% oppose2% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I am both a market gardener and President of Gilmanton's Own, Inc., a 501(c)3 organization with a mission of supporting local agriculture and farmers. It is important to support more flexibility in where commercial food preparation equipment can be used.…”
— Virginia Sapiro, Gilmantonsupports
“I support this but if your going to make this a bill, you need to Inforce it somehow. No one will follow this if you don't have inspections done to a homestead”
— Megan Ferentino, South Hamptonsupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-02-111:00 pmHouse Environment and AgricultureLOB 301-303Public hearing
  • 2025-02-189:30 amHouse Environment and AgricultureLOB 301-303Public hearing
  • 2025-02-1810:45 amHouse Environment and AgricultureLOB 301-303Public hearing
  • 2025-03-259:30 amSenate CommerceSH 100Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 2 P. 8
  2. Feb 11, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/11/2025 02:30 pm LOB 301-303
  3. Feb 18, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 02/18/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
  4. Feb 18, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2025 10:45 am LOB 301-303
  5. Feb 18, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0420h 02/18/2025 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 14 P. 7
  6. Mar 6, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0420h: AA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 9
  7. Mar 6, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0420h: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 9
  8. Mar 6, 2025SenIntroduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7
  9. Mar 25, 2025Sen==TIME CHANGE== Hearing: 03/25/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 14
  10. Apr 17, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 04/17/2025; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 17
  11. Apr 17, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
  12. May 1, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 31
  13. May 1, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/01/2025); SJ 12
  14. May 14, 2025HouseSigned by Governor Ayotte 05/14/2025; Chapter 18; eff.07/13/2025

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.