Committee advances cottage‑food bills; amendment to limit higher gross‑sales exemption fails

The Michigan House Agriculture Committee on Oct. 12 considered multiple measures tied to the state’s cottage food law and reported two bills to the House floor after roll‑call votes.

Representative Koontz offered and the committee adopted a drafting amendment to House Bill 4,121 (clerical correction: changing the word “movie” to “meeting”), and the clerk recorded the motion as prevailing by roll call. The committee later corrected the bill number in discussion to House Bill 4,122.

Representative Skaggs introduced an amendment (Amendment 2) to House Bill 4,122 that, in her words, “removes the increased gross sales dollar limit for products costing more than $250 by increasing the gross sales dollar amount to $75,000,” arguing that higher‑risk…