HR227 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

House of Representatives, Consent Calendar

Summary

HR227 creates a Consent Calendar in the Alabama House to fast‑track specified bills (HB12, SB142, SB160) by allowing them to be considered without amendments or debates on a set day.

What This Bill Does

It sets up a Consent Calendar for three listed bills to be considered on the 28th legislative day (or a later day if needed). Members can object to any listed bill by adjournment on the 27th day. Bills placed on the Consent Calendar may not be amended, substituted, debated, or carried over. The included bills address cottage food operations, self‑service food vendors, and related labeling and online sale requirements that would be enacted if passed.

Who It Affects

• Cottage food producers and businesses (home bakers and others selling cottage foods) who would be affected by permit exemptions, online sales rules, labeling requirements, and nutrition information changes in HB12 and SB160.
• Operators of self‑service food vendors, vending machines, and micro markets who would be regulated by the Department of Agriculture and Industries under SB142.

Key Provisions

• Establishes a Consent Calendar for HB12, SB142, and SB160 to be considered on the 28th legislative day or later if not reached earlier.
• Requires members to file objections by adjournment on the 27th legislative day to block a bill from the Consent Calendar.
• Prohibits amendments, substitutions, debates, or carryover for bills placed on the Consent Calendar.
• Specifies the topics of the listed bills: HB12 (cottage food production exemptions from health department permits and labeling/food safety requirements), SB142 (definition and regulation of self-service food vendors, vending machines, and micro markets by Agriculture and Industries), SB160 (cottage food operations with online sales, removal of gross receipts cap, and nutrition labeling requirements; all amending Sec. 22-20-5.1).

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative