SB295
AN ACT relating to food establishments; requiring certain local boards of health to provide certain information relating to sidewalk vendors and compact food cart vendors; establishing requirements for a compact food cart vendor; authorizing a registered compact food cart vendor to sell certain food items; setting forth certain requirements for the regulation of sidewalk vendors and compact food cart vendors by certain local boards of health and certain local zoning boards, planning commissions and local governments; exempting an establishment that sells or offers or displays for sale certain foods and a compact food cart vendor from the definition of “food establishment”; revising certain requirements which certain local boards of health are required to adopt relating to sidewalk vendors who sell food; prohibiting certain governmental bodies from limiting the types of food that may be sold by a sidewalk vendor or compact food cart vendor; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to food establishments; requiring certain local boards of health to provide certain information relating to sidewalk vendors and compact food cart vendors; establishing requirements for a compact food cart vendor; authorizing a registered compact food cart vendor to sell certain food items; setting forth certain requirements for the regulation of sidewalk vendors and compact food cart vendors by certain local boards of health and certain local zoning boards, planning commissions and local governments; exempting an establishment that sells or offers or displays for sale certain foods and a compact food cart vendor from the definition of “food establishment”; revising certain requirements which certain local boards of health are required to adopt relating to sidewalk vendors who sell food; prohibiting certain governmental bodies from limiting the types of food that may be sold by a sidewalk vendor or compact food cart vendor; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Primary Sponsor
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Public exhibits
21
Support 11 · Opp 4 · Neutral 2
Auditor findings
0
recusal 0 · QPQ 0
AN ACT relating to food establishments; requiring certain local boards of health to provide certain information relating
Existing law requires a local board of health in a county whose population is 100,000 or more (currently Clark and Washoe Counties) or a city in a county whose population is 100,000 or more to adopt regulations governing sidewalk vendors of food. (NRS 446.861) Sections 3 and 5 of this bill define certain terms relating to sidewalk vendors. Section 7 of this bill requires a local board of health to: (1) develop and update certain guidance documents explaining the requirements of existing regulations adopted by the local board of health governing sidewalk vendors and compact food cart vendors; and (2) make certain documents available on the Internet website of the local board of health in more than one language. Section 6 of this bill limits the applicability of sections 6-11.5 of this bill to a local board of health in a county whose population is 100,000 or more or a city in a county whose population is 100,000 or more. Section 13 of this bill requires a local board of health to adopt regulations governing sidewalk vendors of food, including requirements relating to: (1) the plans for the design of a nonstationary conveyance and the use of modular conveyances by a sidewalk vendor; (2) the use of certain sinks by a sidewalk vendor; and (3) the storage of a conveyance in a private home. Section 9.5 requires a person who wishes to operate as a compact food cart vendor to register with the local board of health and pay the fee established by regulation of the local board of healt
NELIS exhibits (21 on file)
Support (11)
- Jennifer McDonald (Testimony)
- presented by Cesar Minera and submitted by Eddie Diaz from Libre Initiative (Testimony)
- presented by Michelle Vizconde and submitted by Ronnie Najarro from Americans for Prosperity (Testimony)
- Olga Romero (Testimony)
- Fernando Pérez (Testimony)
- Teodora Tepetzi (Testimony)
- Heriberto Ramírez (Testimony)
- Rie Tulali (Testimony)
- Jennifer McDonald — Institute For Justice .pdf (Testimony)
- Ronnie Najarro — Americans for Prosperity (Letter)
- Eddie Diaz — The Libre Initiative (Testimony)
Opposition (4)
- Jacob Billings (Testimony)
- Larry Rogers (Testimony)
- Nikki Burns-Savage (Testimony)
- Chris Saxton — Southern Nevada Health District (Letter)
Neutral (2)
- Sidewalk Vendors — Nevada State Senator (Presentation)
- Leticia Delgado (Brief)
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