Bill Text: TX HB2602 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 2602

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the permitting and inspection of mobile food units.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-03-18 - Referred to Public Health [HB2602 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB2602-Introduced.html

	89R9659 KRM-D

	By: Holt	H.B. No. 2602



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the permitting and inspection of mobile food units.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Chapter 437, Health and Safety Code, is amended
	by adding Section 437.0101 to read as follows:
	Sec. 437.0101. PLAN SUBMISSION AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF
	MOBILE FOOD UNITS. (a) Before issuing a permit, a county or public
	health district shall require a mobile food unit applicant to
	provide plans of the unit's food preparation, storage, and sales
	areas to determine whether the applicant is in compliance with
	state law, applicable local law, and rules adopted under state law
	governing the applicant.
	(b) In addition to the initial permitting inspection, a
	county or public health district shall conduct a preoperational
	inspection to verify the mobile food unit:
	(1) is constructed and equipped in accordance with the
	approved plans and approved modification of those plans;
	(2) established standard operating procedures in
	accordance with state law; and
	(3) otherwise is in compliance with state law.
	(c) If a county or public health district determines on a
	permitting or preoperational inspection that a mobile food unit
	applicant is not in compliance with state law, applicable local
	law, or rules adopted under state law, the county or public health
	district may reinspect the applicant on a later date to determine
	whether the applicant is in compliance.
	SECTION 2. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective
	date of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
	Services Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to implement
	the changes in law made by this Act.
	(b) The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an
	application filed or inspection conducted on or after the effective
	date of this Act.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.