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

Commerce and Technology Committee · February 19, 2026
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Summary

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.

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.

The chair offered Amendment No. 9, which "restores the home based vendor and homestead vendor language" and clarifies what products may be sold. The amendment also includes language on "safe…

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