# Northern Mariana Islands SB 24-31: Cottage Food & Micronenterprise Home Kitchen Operations Act 2025

Northern Mariana Islands SB 24-31, Cottage Food & Micronenterprise Home Kitchen Operations Act 2025, is a 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Paul Atalig Manglona (Independent); status enacted, last action 2026-01-08 (PL 24-22); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Northern Mariana Islands SB 24-31
- State: Northern Mariana Islands
- Session: 24th Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: Cottage Food & Micronenterprise Home Kitchen Operations Act 2025
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2026-01-08, PL 24-22
- Sponsor: Paul Atalig Manglona (Independent)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (7 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Residential utility rates for home food businesses: benefit, low. Qualifying cottage food and home meal businesses pay residential rates for electricity, water, and wastewater instead of commercial rates. They must provide eligibility documents to their utility provider. This rate protection lasts while they maintain the law’s business qualifications and operatin…
- Home food businesses face $1,000 fines: cost, medium. EHDP can periodically inspect cottage food and home meal businesses. Violating the law or operating without required registration or a permit carries a $1,000 fine per violation. Violations can also lead to permit suspension or revocation. Repeated violations can bar operators from running either t…
- Home food sales allowed with rules: mixed, medium. In the CNMI, cottage food businesses can sell low-risk foods that do not spoil easily. These include baked goods, preserves, dried foods, dry mixes, and other foods approved by Environmental Health Disease Prevention (EHDP). Operators must register annually, complete EHDP food-safety training, and…
- Home meal sales allowed with limits: mixed, medium. In the CNMI, home meal businesses can sell freshly cooked breakfast, lunch, or dinner directly to customers. They need an annually renewed EHDP permit and a home-kitchen inspection before approval. Annual sales cannot exceed $50,000. Sales are limited to 30 meals per day and 60 per week, subject to…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Paul  Atalig Manglona (Independent), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | Roll call on SB 24-31 | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-01-08: PL 24-22 (Senate)
- 2025-06-23: Senate Final Reading — Passed (Senate)
- 2025-06-23: Senate First Reading — Passed (Senate)
- 2025-06-23: Senate Report Action — Approved (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- 24-09, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/24-09%20re%2024-31%20SD1%20TCS%202.pdf)
- 24-31, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/senate/sen_bills/24/24-31.pdf)
- COMMERCE SCR 24-41, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/SCR24-041%20COMMERCE%20(SB%2024-31%20SD1%20To%20ensure%20food%20safety%20and%20support%20small%20food%20entrepreneurs%20sell%20non-time%EF%80%A2temperature%20control%20(TCS)%20for%20safety%20food%20and%20home-cooked%20meals).pdf)
- PL 24-22, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/PL%2024-22%20(SB%2024-31%20SD1%20To%20ensure%20food%20safety%20and%20support%20small%20food%20entrepreneurs%20sell%20non-time%EF%80%A2temperature%20control%20(TCS)%20for%20safety%20food%20and%20home-cooked%20meals).pdf)
- SD1, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/24-31%20SD1%20TCS%202.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 24-108: To provide a Budget Plan of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for Fiscal Year 2027 and make appropriations for the operations and activities of… (enacted)
- HLB 24-62: To appropriate $500,000.00 from revenues collected for the Third Senatorial District pursuant to Public Law 20-59; and for other purposes. (enacted)
- SB 24-48: Establish a Division of Customs and Biosecurity within the DOF (enacted)
- HB 24-84: To authorize the expenditure of $2,105,563.00 identified by the Governor as a surplus from Fiscal Year 2025 revenues that shall be appropriated by the Legislat… (enacted)
- HB 24-74: To appropriate funds derived from trust interest income from the Marianas Public Land Trust towards payment of household allotments of Nutrition Assistance Pro… (enacted)
- HB 24-63: To amend Title 4 sections 1991 to 1995 relating to the 3% construction tax on gross revenues derived from certain non-residential construction projects and to… (enacted)

## Sources
- [24-09 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/24-09%20re%2024-31%20SD1%20TCS%202.pdf)
- [24-31 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/senate/sen_bills/24/24-31.pdf)
- [COMMERCE SCR 24-41 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/SCR24-041%20COMMERCE%20(SB%2024-31%20SD1%20To%20ensure%20food%20safety%20and%20support%20small%20food%20entrepreneurs%20sell%20non-time%EF%80%A2temperature%20control%20(TCS)%20for%20safety%20food%20and%20home-cooked%20meals).pdf)
- [PL 24-22 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/24TH%20UPDATE/PL%2024-22%20(SB%2024-31%20SD1%20To%20ensure%20food%20safety%20and%20support%20small%20food%20entrepreneurs%20sell%20non-time%EF%80%A2temperature%20control%20(TCS)%20for%20safety%20food%20and%20home-cooked%20meals).pdf)
- [SD1 (PDF)](https://www.cnmileg.net/documents/files/23rd%20update/24-31%20SD1%20TCS%202.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 24-108: To provide a Budget Plan of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands fo…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-108-24)
- [HLB 24-62: To appropriate $500,000.00 from revenues collected for the Third Senatorial Dis…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HLB24-62-24)
- [SB 24-48: Establish a Division of Customs and Biosecurity within the DOF](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-SB24-48-24)
- [HB 24-84: To authorize the expenditure of $2,105,563.00 identified by the Governor as a s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-84-24)
- [HB 24-74: To appropriate funds derived from trust interest income from the Marianas Publi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-74-24)
- [HB 24-63: To amend Title 4 sections 1991 to 1995 relating to the 3% construction tax on g…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-HB24-63-24)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MP-SB24-31-24 (as of 2026-10-12).