# New Hampshire HB304: relative to labeling requirements for food produced in homestead kitchens.

New Hampshire HB304, relative to labeling requirements for food produced in homestead kitchens., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Peter W Bixby (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-21 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/14/2025; Chapter 28; eff.07/13/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB304
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to labeling requirements for food produced in homestead kitchens.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-05-21, Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/14/2025; Chapter 28; eff.07/13/2025
- Sponsor: Peter W Bixby (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules for home food businesses: mixed, low. The law takes effect 60 days after passage and sets labeling and licensing rules for New Hampshire homestead food businesses. Packaged foods must identify the business and product, give contact and allergy information, and disclose licensing status. Contact details include a physical or email addre…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Peter W Bixby (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Comtois (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Deborah Aylward (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Judy F. Aron (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Megan A Murray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate

## Actions (12)

- 2025-05-21: Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/14/2025; Chapter 28; eff.07/13/2025 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/01/2025); SJ 12 (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 31 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/17/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: ==TIME CHANGE== Hearing: 03/25/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:15 am; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 6 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/11/2025 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 12 P. 6 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Executive Session: 02/11/2025 01:30 pm LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Public Hearing: 02/11/2025 01:30 pm LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-08: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 2 P. 14 (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-05-06: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=489&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5312)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14767)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=12867)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=489&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5312)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14767)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=12867)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB304-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).