bill requires food truck floor plans before a permit

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By: Holt
H.B. No. 2602

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the permitting and inspection of mobile food units.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 437, Health and Safety Code, is amended

by adding Section 437.0101 to read as follows:

Sec. 437.0101. PLAN SUBMISSION AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF

MOBILE FOOD UNITS. (a) Before issuing a permit, a county or public

health district shall require a mobile food unit applicant to

provide plans of the unit's food preparation, storage, and sales

areas to determine whether the applicant is in compliance with

state law, applicable local law, and rules adopted under state law

governing the applicant.

(b) In addition to the initial permitting inspection, a

county or public health district shall conduct a preoperational

inspection to verify the mobile food unit:

(1) is constructed and equipped in accordance with the

approved plans and approved modification of those plans;

(2) established standard operating procedures in

accordance with state law; and

(3) otherwise is in compliance with state law.

(c) If a county or public health district determines on a

permitting or preoperational inspection that a mobile food unit

applicant is not in compliance with state law, applicable local

law, or rules adopted under state law, the county or public health

district may reinspect the applicant on a later date to determine

whether the applicant is in compliance.

SECTION 2. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective

date of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human

Services Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to implement

the changes in law made by this Act.

(b) The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an

application filed or inspection conducted on or after the effective

date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.