Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB4256 by Cortez (Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require food service establishments to display a poster relating to food allergen awareness in areas primarily accessible to employees. The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) would be required to determine the form and content of the poster and post a sample of the poster on the agency's Internet website. The bill also requires the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to develop rules by December 1, 2019. DSHS assumes that DSHS would develop rules for consideration by HHSC.
DSHS and HHSC indicate that the provisions of the bill could be implemented with existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of