Committee restores home-based vendor language, removes EBT wording to avoid fiscal recommit; bill passes 10–0

Feb 19, 2026

The Commerce and Technology committee adopted an amendment to restore home-based and homestead vendor language, clarified that local health departments may investigate complaints, and verbally removed EBT language to avoid fiscal recommitment; the amended House Bill 1424 passed 10–0.

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The Commerce and Technology committee amended and approved House Bill 1424 to restore protections for home-based and homestead vendors, clarify health-department complaint authority and preserve vendor access to markets, then removed EBT references verbally to avoid fiscal recommitment.

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