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H833 • 2025

The FRESH Act.

The FRESH Act.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Lowery, Chesser, Ager, Kidwell, Majeed, McNeely, Ward, Warren
Last action
2025-04-16
Official status
Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Added
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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The FRESH Act.

The FRESH Act.

What This Bill Does

  • The FRESH Act.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-16 House

    Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Added

  2. 2025-04-16 House

    Serial Referral To Health Added

  3. 2025-04-16 House

    Serial Referral To Commerce and Economic Development Added

  4. 2025-04-16 House

    Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken

  5. 2025-04-10 House

    Ref to the Com on Agriculture and Environment, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  6. 2025-04-10 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  7. 2025-04-08 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

The FRESH Act.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 833

Short Title: The FRESH Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Lowery and Chesser (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Agriculture and Environment, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the
House
April 10, 2025
*H833-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRIC ULTURE AND CONSUMER 2
SERVICES TO EXPAND T HE HOME PROCESSOR PR OGRAM TO INCLUDE 3
CERTAIN REFRIGERATED, FROZEN, AND PERISHABLE PRODUCTS. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Title. – This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Food 6
Refrigeration Expansion for Safe Home-processing (FRESH) Act." 7
SECTION 2.(a) Program Expansion. – The Department of Agriculture and 8
Consumer Services (hereinafter, the "Department") shall expand its Home Processor Program to 9
authorize the production and sale by program participants of refrigerated or frozen food products, 10
and bakery products with cream or cream cheese fillings, including cheesecakes. 11
SECTION 2.(b) Rulemaking. – The Departmen t may adopt temporary rules 12
necessary to implement subsection (a) of this section. Temporary rules adopted pursuant to this 13
section shall remain in effect until permanent rules that replace the temporary rules become 14
effective. The expanded Home Processor Program remains subject to applicable food safety laws 15
and inspections under Article 12 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes. 16
SECTION 3. Effective Date. – This act is effective when it becomes law. 17