# West Virginia SB 44: Relating to sale of homemade food items West Virginia SB 44, Relating to sale of homemade food items, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Patricia Rucker (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-25 (Chapter 76, Acts, Regular Session, 2026) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB44-2026rs - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia SB 44 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Relating to sale of homemade food items - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-06-25, Chapter 76, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 - Sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: §19-40-1, §19-40-2, §19-40-3, §19-40-4, §19-40-5, §19-40-6 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (163 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local health can stop unsafe homemade foods: cost, low. A local health department can order you to stop producing if it finds an imminent health danger. Production stays halted until the danger is fixed, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture. - Kitchen and labeling rules for sellers: mixed, low. The Department of Agriculture may approve a home, farm, community, or commercial kitchen for making these foods. The Department sets product and safety standards, including for acidified foods and other types it lists. Labels must follow Department rules and show the required information about cont… - Statewide permit for perishable homemade foods: mixed, low. West Virginia creates a permit to sell potentially hazardous homemade foods. You must get this permit from the Department of Agriculture to sell those items. You do not need it if you sell fresh uncut produce, nonhazardous homemade foods that follow state cottage food rules, or other farm foods the… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Vince Deeds (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-14 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 641) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-13 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 512) | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 235) | pass | 33 | 1 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-06-25: Chapter 76, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-19: To Governor 3/19/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-14: House Message received (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 641) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Communicated to House (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Completed legislative action (Senate) - 2026-03-14: To Governor 3/19/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - House Journal (House) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-13: On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-13: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-13: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2026-03-13: Amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2026-03-13: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2026-03-13: Amendment withdrawn (Voice vote) (House) - 2026-03-13: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2026-03-13: Passed House (Roll No. 512) (House) - 2026-03-13: Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2026-03-13: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-03-12: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-12: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-11: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-11: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-03-10: With amendment, do pass (House) - 2026-03-09: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-03-02: To Health and Human Resources (House) - 2026-02-27: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-02-27: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-02-27: To House Health and Human Resources (House) - 2026-02-26: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Passed Senate (Roll No. 235) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Ordered to House (Senate) - 2026-02-25: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Committee substitute reported (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Filed for introduction (Senate) - 2026-01-14: To Health and Human Resources (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-01-14: To Health and Human Resources (Senate) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb44 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb44 sub1.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb44 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb44 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb44 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb44 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (signed) - HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for ne… (signed) - HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed) - HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed) - HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed) - HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb44 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb44 sub1.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb44 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb44 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb44 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb44 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5694-2026rs) - [HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5353-2026rs) - [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs) - [HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to tha…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4390-2026rs) - [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs) - [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB44-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).