HB225 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tracy EstesRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Health, food service establishments, inspection report score be posted in a conspicuous place on its drive-through menu signs

Summary

HB225 would require drive-through food establishments in Alabama to post any inspection score below 85 on drive-through menu signs and update it when new scores are received.

What This Bill Does

If a drive-through earns an inspection score below 85, the establishment must display that score in a conspicuous place on its drive-through menu signs. The score must be updated promptly on each drive-through sign when new inspection scores are issued, and scores of 85 or higher do not need to be posted. The Alabama Department of Public Health would adopt rules to implement this requirement, and the act would take effect on the first day of the third month after it is passed and signed into law.

Who It Affects

• Drive-through food service establishments in Alabama must post and update inspection scores below 85 on their drive-through signs.
• Customers using drive-throughs may see posted inspection scores on drive-through signs.

Key Provisions

• Post any food establishment inspection score below 85 in a conspicuous place on the drive-through menu signs.
• Promptly update the posted score on each drive-through sign upon receipt of a new department inspection score.
• Scores of 85 or higher are exempt from posting.
• The Alabama Department of Public Health would adopt rules to implement the section, and the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and Governor approval.

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Subjects

Health