Senate Bill 710

Establishes annual license program for qualifying temporary restaurants. Allows temporary restaurant holding annual license to operate without obtaining new license for each location at which restaurant operates. Establishes limits on temporary restaurant annual license fees and on inspection fees for temporary restaurants holding annual licenses. Prohibits certain grounds for local public health authority refusal to approve facilities or operation of temporary restaurant holding annual license. Requires court to award costs and reasonable attorney fees to temporary restaurant holding annual license that prevails in action for damages arising from local public health authority refusal on prohibited grounds to approve facilities and operation of restaurant. Requires person inspecting facilities or operation of temporary restaurant or mobile unit to specifically identify exact law, rule or regulation forming basis for refusal to allow operation of temporary restaurant or mobile unit. Requires court to award costs and reasonable attorney fees to prevailing operator if person refusing to allow operation of temporary restaurant or mobile unit does not adequately respond to operator request that person specifically identify exact law, rule or regulation forming basis for refusal or if refusal is based on sham, frivolous or bad faith interpretation of law, rule or regulation.

In the Senate

• Betsy Johnson

  Sponsor

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In the Senate Feb 15 – Jun 30

1. Feb 15Introduced
2. Feb 22Sent to Business, Transportation and Economic Development
3. Jun 30Died when the session ended