--- title: HB 1572. Food service establishments; food allergy awareness; require certain actions collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hb1572 cite_as: HB 1572, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1572 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1572.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1572/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74197 date: 2026-03-20 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1571.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1573.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 129 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1572.md?full=1 bill_number: HB 1572 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: bill status_date: 2026-03-18 last_action: House Second Readers sponsors: - Anne Westbrook - Trey Kelley - Long Tran - Michelle Au - Shea Roberts text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB1572/2025 upstream_id: 2135859 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - food allergy awareness - restaurant regulations - public health - food service establishments --- # HB 1572. Food service establishments; food allergy awareness; require certain actions ## Text House Bill 1572 By: Representatives Westbrook of the 163rd, Kelley of the 16th, Tran of the 80th, Au of the 50th, and Roberts of the 52nd A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food service establishments, so as to require certain actions relating to food allergy awareness in food service establishments; to require certain posting in staff areas; to provide for the creation or approval by the Department of Public Health of such posting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food service establishments, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "26-2-380. (a) On and after January 1, 2027, each food service establishment shall display prominently in the staff area of such establishment a poster relating to food allergy awareness that includes information regarding the risk of an allergic reaction. (b) No later than November 1, 2026, the Department of Public Health shall create or approve a poster required to be displayed pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section and make such poster available on its website." SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House bill would require every food service establishment in the state to post a food allergy awareness poster in staff areas starting in 2027, with the Department of Public Health creating the poster. ### Plain-language summary Georgia currently has no specific requirement for restaurants and other food service establishments to display information about food allergies for staff. This bill would add a new section to Georgia's food service establishment law (O.C.G.A. § 26-2-380) requiring every such establishment to prominently display a poster in staff-only areas explaining the risk of allergic reactions. The Department of Public Health would be responsible for creating or approving the design of this poster by November 1, 2026, and posting it on the department's website so establishments can access it. Food service establishments would then be required to display the poster starting January 1, 2027. The bill also repeals any conflicting laws, a standard closing provision. ### What it does - Adds a new Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 26-2-380) requiring food service establishments to post a food allergy awareness poster in staff areas. - Requires the poster to include information about the risk of allergic reactions. - Directs the Department of Public Health to create or approve the poster and publish it on its website by November 1, 2026. - Sets January 1, 2027 as the date by which establishments must have the poster displayed. ### Who it affects Food service establishments across Georgia, such as restaurants, cafeterias, and similar businesses that prepare or serve food, along with their staff. The Department of Public Health is also affected since it must design or approve the poster and publish it online. ### Why it matters Kitchen and service staff would have a standardized, visible reminder about food allergy risks, which could help workers recognize warning signs and respond appropriately to allergic reactions. Establishments would face a new compliance step, though the state would supply the required poster at no design cost to them. ### Key provisions - Section 1 adds new Code section 26-2-380 to Georgia's food service establishment law under Title 26, Chapter 2, Article 13. - Subsection (a) requires food service establishments to prominently display a food allergy awareness poster in staff areas starting January 1, 2027. - Subsection (b) requires the Department of Public Health to create or approve the poster and make it available on its website by November 1, 2026. - Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws, a standard closing clause. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-03-18) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-03-20) - Sponsors: Anne Westbrook, Trey Kelley, Long Tran, Michelle Au, Shea Roberts - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74197 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1572.md?full=1