The bill creates a new regulatory framework and a new chapter in Title 69 RCW for "microenterprise home kitchen operations" (MHKOs). It directs the State Board of Health to adopt rules by July 1, 2027, and requires the Department of Health to develop a sample permit and application form. The scheme establishes substantive operating limits and requirements (for example: no more than 30 individual meals per day and 90 per week, same‑day preparation only, hot food not held more than two hours, private water and sewage testing requirements where applicable), exempts MHKOs from many provisions of the current food service code (chapter 246-215 WAC) subject to alternative requirements, and imposes certification and permit requirements for operators, household helpers, and other food workers. The bill creates a local permitting and inspection procedure: MHKOs must obtain nontransferable permits from local health jurisdictions on prescribed forms, submit written standard operating procedures, pass an initial basic hygiene inspection, and may be inspected up to once per year thereafter or anytime for outbreaks or emergencies. Access to inspection is limited to a defined permitted area, inspections ordinarily require reasonable advance notice (typically two business days), and a search warrant is required for entry in certain circumstances. Local enforcement options include written warnings, probation (which may include fines), suspension, revocation, and fees to cover reinspection; a first violation within two years requires an administrative conference. Exact fee amounts and some inspection procedures are referenced as provided in section 4 but are not specified in the available text. The bill also makes procedural and land use changes: it bars cities and counties from prohibiting MHKOs in residential zoning or imposing new zoning, rezoning, permit, or fee requirements for them; it treats MHKOs as residences for building and fire code purposes and requires a single lead local agency where multiple local permits are involved. The Department of Health must compile publicly accessible statistics and report to the Legislature by July 1, 2027. The act adds new sections to RCW chapters (including 69.07 and 70.54) and references existing chapters such as 69.06 and 69.22. Several temporal and funding conditions apply: sections of the new chapter and certain exemptions expire on June 30, 2027, the new chapter expires December 31, 2029, and the act is null and void if specific funding is not provided by June 30, 2025; local obligations to comply are conditioned on receiving state funding. The provided text is incomplete in places (notably section 4 and some fee and enforcement details are missing), so specific fee amounts, some inspection and enforcement procedures, and any remaining rule details cannot be confirmed from the extracted facts.

If enacted, the bill creates a new, regulated category for people who cook and sell meals from their primary home, allowing them to sell up to 30 meals a day and 90 meals a week (local health agencies can lower those caps). Operators will need a local permit, a certified food protection manager on file, and food-prep helpers must hold food and beverage service worker permits; food must be prepared and served the same day, held hot no more than two hours before pickup or delivery, and private water and sewage systems must meet testing or inspection timelines before permitting. Local health departments must perform an initial basic hygiene inspection and may inspect up to once a year thereafter (inspections generally require notice and are limited to a defined permitted area), and they can enforce compliance through warnings, probation, suspension, revocation, and fees; cities and counties may not ban or rezone such operations in residential areas or treat them as a change of occupancy. The measure shifts new permitting, inspection, recordkeeping, and enforcement duties to local health jurisdictions and requires the state health board and Department of Health to create rules, sample permits, and a legislative report by July 1, 2027. Local implementation is tied to state funding: if the legislature does not provide specific funding by June 30, 2025, the act is void and local obligations are not triggered; several important details—exact permit and inspection fees, full text of section 4 procedures, and the complete list of exemptions from the existing food code—are not included in the available excerpts, leaving some practical cost and compliance impacts uncertain.