Bill
HB 6132
Michigan HB 6132 revises Food Law definitions and updates the fees/licensing for retailers, processors, and vendors, with revenues deposited to the Dairy and Food Safety Fund.
Status and timeline
- House Bill 6132 was introduced Nov. 14, 2024 (Reps. Jasper Martus and Veronica Paiz).
- Passed the Michigan House Dec. 13, 2024 (Roll Call #541: Yeas 56, Nays 0) with immediate effect.
- Referred to the Committee on Government Operations (Dec. 18, 2024) and later noted as referred to joint committee on Insurance and Real Estate (Jan. 22, 2025).
- The bill amends multiple sections of the Michigan Food Law (2000 PA 92), specifically MCL 289.1111, 289.2125, 289.4111, 289.4117, 289.5105, 289.6137, and 289.7114.
Main purpose / intent
- Update and clarify definitions used in the state Food Law and to revise the fee and licensing schedule for a variety of food-related establishments and services. The bill also incorporates references to specific administrative rules (including smoked fish rules) into statute language.
Key provisions and changes
- Definitions (MCL 289.1111):
- Adds or revises several defined terms and references, including “smoked fish rules” (Michigan Admin. Code R 285.569.1–.19), “special transitory food unit,” and clarifies terms such as “rules,” “retail food establishment,” “retail grocery,” “vending machine,” and “vending machine location.”
- Fee schedule and services (MCL 289.2125):
- Sets specific departmental fees: duplicate license reissuance $15; reevaluation or operator-requested evaluation $60; shellfish dealer certificate $150 annually; training material review $60/hour; plan review fees (special transitory and other plan reviews) $197.
- Directs fees to be deposited in the Dairy and Food Safety Fund.
- Annual license fees (MCL 289.4111):
- Establishes or confirms current annual license amounts (noting historical 2016/2017 amounts and “for any subsequent year” amounts), for example: Retail grocery $183; Extended retail / food processor $468; Mobile food establishment $189; Temporary food establishment $70; Transitory food unit $156; Mobile commissary $189; Food warehouse/vending base location $183.
- Adds an additional vending-company base-location fee tier based on number of vending locations: 1–20 = $500; 21–50 = $750; 51–75 = $2,000; >75 = $3,000.
- Fund destination (MCL 289.4117):
- Fees collected under the statute are deposited into the Dairy and Food Safety Fund to support enforcement of the Food Law.
- Other statutory cross‑references:
- The bill amends additional sections (5105, 6137, 7114) though text provided is truncated; these sections generally relate to licensing, labeling (eggs), and enforcement provisions and are updated consistently with the definition/fee changes.
Who is affected
- Retail food establishments (grocers, food service), food processors, limited processors, mobile and temporary food establishments, transitory/special transitory operators, vending machine operators and vending-company base locations, shellfish dealers, and the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) through its licensing/enforcement responsibilities.
Potential impacts
- Adjusted fee structure sets defined charges for licenses, plan reviews, and other MDARD services and channels revenue to the Dairy and Food Safety Fund.
- Clarified statutory definitions (including smoked fish rules and transitory food unit) aim to reduce ambiguity for regulated businesses and for enforcement agencies.
- The vending company tiered fees could increase costs for larger vending operators.
- The changes streamline statutory language by codifying referenced administrative rules and clarifying terminology used across licensing and enforcement provisions.
For full statutory text and section-by-section comparisons, consult the bill text (House Introduced / As Passed by the House) and the enrolled-session revisions at the Legislature’s website.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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