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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.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as enacted. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“"Homestead food operation" means a person who produces homestead food products, excluding potentially hazardous food, only in the home kitchen of that person's primary residence in New Hampshire.”
Section 18:1
“A homestead food operation may use commercial kitchen equipment so long as the equipment is able to be cleaned and sanitized in the processing area.”
Section 18:1
“For purposes of this subparagraph, "commercial kitchen equipment" means the specialized tools and appliances used in professional kitchens to prepare, cook, and store food and that can withstand heavy use and high-volume cooking.”
Section 18:1

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

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 18, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0420h13–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025HouseVoice voteAmendment 2025-0420hadopted
  • Mar 6, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0420hadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • Apr 17, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass4–1
    Overall
    80% yea
  • Apr 17, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • May 1, 2025SenateVoice voteEnrolledadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Environment and Agriculture5:43:42–5:45:231m 41slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Environment and Agriculture1:48:50–1:53:024m 12slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0420h; Full Committee Work Session; Executive Session
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0420h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-0420h — adopted, voice vote
  • Mar 25, 2025Public hearingSenate Commerce22:24–23:361m 12slocated in the stream transcript==TIME CHANGE== Hearing
  • Apr 17, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • May 1, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Adopted — voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

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

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Documents (PDF)

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