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House approves bill easing state food-licensing requirements for blind concession‑stand operators
Summary
House Bill 4493 passed 101‑4 to amend Michigan's food law to exempt concession stands licensed under the Blind and Visually Impaired Act from duplicate state food-licensing requirements; sponsor said the change reduces regulatory burdens that forced some operators to leave their businesses. Immediate effect was ordered.
The Michigan House on June 24 approved House Bill 4493, a measure to amend the state food law to exempt concession stands licensed under the Blind and Visually Impaired Act from additional state food-licensing requirements. Representative Thompson, the bill sponsor, said the change would remove duplicative regulation and financial burdens that have prompted some blind entrepreneurs to leave their concession businesses. The bill passed on a roll call of 101 yes and 4 no and was ordered to take immediate effect.
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