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SB142 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated May 17, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Tom Whatley
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Self-service food vendors, vending machines and micro markets defined, Agriculture and Industries to regulate
Description

Under current law, vending machines are regulated by the Department of Agriculture and Industries, and certain items sold via unattended self-checkout establishments, commonly known as micro markets, may fall under the regulatory authority of the Department of Public Health.

This bill would exempt micro markets and vending machines offering certain types of food from regulation by the Department of Public Health.

Vending machines and micro markets would instead be regulated by the Department of Agriculture and Industries.

Subjects
Health Department

Bill Actions

S

Assigned Act No. 2021-460.

H

Signature Requested

S

Enrolled

S

Passed Second House

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1132

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 310

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Votes

SBIR: Whatley motion to Adopt Roll Call 309

March 2, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 27
Absent 6

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 310

March 2, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 27
Absent 6

HBIR: Mooney motion to Adopt Roll Call 1131

May 6, 2021 House Passed
Yes 89
Abstained 2
Absent 12

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 1132

May 6, 2021 House Passed
Yes 97
Abstained 1
Absent 5

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature