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Cedar Hill adopts mobile food vendor rules to align with state law; local permitting preempted by HB 2844

5822728 · September 23, 2025
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Summary

Following a staff briefing, the council repealed the city's mobile food vendor pilot program and replaced it with an ordinance conforming to Texas House Bill 2844, removing local registration and aligning city rules with preserved authorities like hours, noise and use of city property.

The Cedar Hill City Council on Sept. 23 replaced the local mobile food vendor pilot program with a new ordinance conforming to Texas House Bill 2844, which establishes a statewide licensing program for mobile food vendors and preempts local licensing and certain location restrictions.

Director Self briefed the council on the effect of HB 2844, saying the law “establishes a statewide licensing program for mobile food vendors, allowing a single Department of State Health Services…

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