Florida: the home-kitchen movement
Full cottage food Cottage food law
Florida has a cottage food law (FL Stat. 500.80) that lets home cooks sell shelf-stable, non-TCS foods directly to consumers with no license, permit, or inspection — up to $250,000 in annual gross sales. Florida has NO MEHKO-style hot-food home kitchen program (the 2022 bills to create one died) and no broad food freedom act.
Where it stands
2021 Home Sweet Home Act (HB 663, Ch. 2021-118; effective July 1, 2021): raised the cap from $50,000 to $250,000, allowed Internet sales with mail-order delivery, allowed business-entity ownership, and preempted local regulation of cottage food operations to the state (s. 500.80(6)). 2022: SB 1158 / HB 707 would have created a MEHKO-style 'home kitchen operations' program (s. 500.82, up to $250,000, hot meals direct to consumers) — both died (SB 1158 died in Appropriations 3/14/2022). 2025: SB 700 (Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services 'farm bill,' Ch. 2025-22; signed 5/15/2025; effective 7/1/2025) made only a technical amendment to the s. 500.03(1)(j) 'cottage food product' definition ('not TCS or a potentially hazardous food as defined by department rule'). 2026: no pending bill found that changes the cottage food cap or creates a hot-food home-kitchen program; 2026 bills mentioning cottage food only reference it in other contexts (kratom regulation SB 994/HB 1205, grain fortification HB 685, transit-oriented development SB 1342) — statuses not verified as part of this research.
Residents can find and support local kitchens through the Florida hub — browse kitchens, read the law guide, and see what is cooking near you.
Cottage food fight in Florida
3 supporter(s) and 1 opposition entr(ies) on this page carry this track tag — see Supporters / Opposition below.
- 2021 — HB 663 — Home Sweet Home Act (cap, internet/mail, preemption)
The 2021 Home Sweet Home Act (HB 663, Ch. 2021-118; effective July 1, 2021) raised Florida's cottage food cap from $50,000 to $250,000, allowed Internet sales with mail-order delivery, allowed business-entity ownership, and preempted local regulation of cottage food operations. Source
How we got here
- 2021 — Cottage food law Cottage food fight
2021 Home Sweet Home Act (HB 663, Ch. Source - 2021 — Cottage food law
2021-118; effective July 1, 2021): raised the cap from $50,000 to $250,000, allowed Internet sales with mail-order delivery, allowed business-entity ownership, and preempted local regulation of cottage food operations to the state (s. Source - 2022 — Cottage food law
2022: SB 1158 / HB 707 would have created a MEHKO-style 'home kitchen operations' program (s. Source - 2022 — Cottage food law
500.82, up to $250,000, hot meals direct to consumers) — both died (SB 1158 died in Appropriations 3/14/2022). Source - 2021 — HB 663 — Home Sweet Home Act (cap, internet/mail, preemption) Cottage food fight
The 2021 Home Sweet Home Act (HB 663, Ch. 2021-118; effective July 1, 2021) raised Florida's cottage food cap from $50,000 to $250,000, allowed Internet sales with mail-order delivery, allowed business-entity ownership, and preempted local regulation of cottage food operations. Source
Supporters
On the public record supporting home kitchens in Florida.
Michelle Salzman Cottage food fight
State Representative; House sponsor of HB 663, the Home Sweet Home Act (2021)
Source: https://ij.org/press-release/florida-legislature-passes-bill-to-
Jason Brodeur Cottage food fight
State Senator; Senate sponsor of the Home Sweet Home Act (SB 1294, 2021)
Source: https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1294/BillText/c1/PDF
Institute for Justice Cottage food fight
Backed the Home Sweet Home Act and urged the Legislature to pass it
Source: https://ij.org/press-release/florida-legislature-passes-bill-to-
Opposition
On the public record opposing, described briefly and neutrally.
Anna Eskamani Cottage food fight
Argued on the House floor that the higher cap could grow home operations to commercial size, with noise and traffic concerns.
Source: https://www.floridatrend.com/article/31661/home-sweet-home-bill-
The deciders
Governor
Ron DeSantis
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