ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

 

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

HB 2118: mobile food vendors; licensure

Sponsor: Representative Carter N, LD 15

Committee on Commerce

Overview

Eliminates the ability for local governments to require mobile food vendors be licensed.

History

The Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) is statutorily required to adopt rules that govern the health and safety of mobile food vendors and mobile food units on a statewide basis.  The rules must establish: 1) licensing standards; 2) inspection standards that are based on objective factors; and 3) a licensing process for mobile units.  The licensing process must delegate statewide licensing and health and safety inspection authority to the county health department of the county where the mobile food vendor's commissary is located. A mobile food unit license issued by a county health department has reciprocity in each county.

DHS is prohibited from adopting rules that would require mobile food vendors or mobile food units to operate a specific distance from an existing commercial establishment or restaurant nor address the mobile food unit's hours of operation.

Municipalities and counties are permitted to require a mobile food vendor to be licensed if the licensing system includes a background check or identification and fingerprinting of the owner of the mobile food vending operation (A.R.S. § 36-1761).

Provisions

1.   Removes language allowing a city, town or county to require a mobile food vendor to be licensed. (Sec. 1)

2.    

3.    

4.   ---------- DOCUMENT FOOTER ---------

5.   Initials PB                       HB 2118

6.   1/12/2026  Page 0 Commerce

7.    

8.   ---------- DOCUMENT FOOTER ---------