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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 398: Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 398 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures. Primary sponsor: Leesa Hagan (Republican), Houston Gaines (Republican), Katie Dempsey (Republican), Beth Camp (Republican), Brian Prince (Democratic), Matt Reeves (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Effective Date.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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 provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local regulation of cottage food items; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Leesa HaganPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse156
Houston GainesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Katie DempseyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Beth CampPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse135
Brian PrincePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Matt ReevesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective Date
  2. Act 193
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Passed/Adopted
  6. Senate Third Read
  7. Senate Read Second Time
  8. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  9. Senate Read and Referred
  10. House Passed/Adopted
  11. House Third Readers
  12. House Committee Favorably Reported

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source