2025 Senate Bill 93 / Public Act 42

Food: processors; maple syrup and honey producers; designate as limited food processors.

An act to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled “An act to codify the licensure and regulation of certain persons engaged in processing, manufacturing, production, packing, preparing, repacking, canning, preserving, freezing, fabricating, storing, selling, serving, or offering for sale food or drink for human consumption; to prescribe powers and duties of the department of agriculture and rural development; to provide for delegation of certain powers and duties to certain local units of government; to provide exemptions; to regulate the labeling, manufacture, distribution, and sale of food for protection of the consuming public and to prevent fraud and deception by prohibiting the misbranding, adulteration, manufacture, distribution, and sale of foods in violation of this act; to provide standards for food products and food establishments; to provide for immunity to certain persons under certain circumstances; to provide for enforcement of the act; to provide penalties and remedies for violation of the act; to provide for fees; to provide for promulgation of rules; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 4105 (MCL 289.4105), as amended by 2016 PA 188.

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The bill amends the Food Law of 2000 to update licensure exemptions for various food-related activities, aligning sales limits for honey and maple syrup with cottage food products and clarifying conditions for transporting and selling prepackaged food.

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 20, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture

March 18, 2025

Reported without amendment

March 19, 2025

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

April 16, 2025

Reported without amendment

April 17, 2025

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

April 17, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture

Dec. 11, 2025

Reported without amendment

Dec. 16, 2025

Passed in the House 101 to 4 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 23, 2025