On May 14, 2026 the Oklahoma legislature officially ended the second session of the 60th legislature when the state senate adjourned sine die.
Collectively more than 2,600 pieces of legislation were filed between the house and senate before the deadline in January, including bills and joint resolutions. Of those, more than 500 eventually made their way to the desk of Gov. Kevin Stitt, where he signed many and vetoed others.
Among the bills signed into law, six have some kind of impact on Oklahoma’s food and beverage industry. Four of them are laws pertaining to the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission, one pertains to regulations for food trucks and a final bill has to do with small business owners making food in their homes rather than commercial kitchens.
All of the laws will take effect on Nov. 1, 2026.
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A Basque Cheesecake is pictured inside NOVA Lounge at Vast in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN)
What is the new law for home-based food businesses?
HB3720 amends a previous law regulating home-based food establishments. It renames them “Local food establishments” and redefines them to include businesses “at any location, including residences but excluding restaurants, in which local food products are created for sale or resale.
Local food establishments are further defined as having gross annual sales of less than $250,000 per year and cannot include alcoholic beverages, unpasteurized milk, cannabis or marijuana products, nor can they include meat, seafood, or poultry products.
Producers must comply with all local zoning and building code laws, and anyone producing a product that is time or temperature controlled for safety must pass a food safety training course.
A Could Cover drink is served inside NOVA Lounge at Vast in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
What are the ABLE Commission laws passed by the Oklahoma legislature in 2026?
Four laws affecting the ABLE Commission and establishments that make, sell or serve alcoholic beverages were passed and signed into law this session. They include HB3501, HB3522, HB3530 and SB1946.
HB3501 modernizes standards, allowing for the ABLE Commission to issue multiple license types for manufacturing different beverages on one premises and establishes the appropriate rules regarding that licensing.
HB3522 amends previous regulations for the ABLE Commission and requires the entity to produce an annual report including “the number of licenses revoked or suspended and the basis for the action, the number of tickets written, the total amount of the tickets and the total amount penalized.” The report is required to be sent to the governer, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, and made public on the ABLE website.
HB3530 amends a previous law, requiring ABLE-licensed facilities to keep all books, records, inventories, invoices and other accounting documents “for three years and be available for inspection, upon request [or] within ten (10) business days after being requested.”
SB1946 modernizes the licensing for distilleries, allowing more “noncontiguous” locations to be considered part of their sites, therefore allowing them to sell and sample spirits at trade shows, festivals and other events.
The historic Farmers Public Market is pictured in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025.
What law was passed relating to food trucks in Oklahoma?
HB3369 amended the fire suppression laws required for food trucks allowing owners to forego an automatic fire extinguishing system if a truck is equipped with an equivalent alternative such as “at least two portable fire extinguishers” meeting National Fire Protection Association standards and staff receive annual training approved by the fire marshal.
The law applies to all vehicles that use vehicles electricity, liquefied petroleum gas, compressed natural gas, or a combination of those fuel sources for cooking. Vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas or any liquefied petroleum gas system, equipment, container, apparatus, or appliance are also required to maintain a permit and annual inspection with the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: 6 new Oklahoma laws impact restaurants, food trucks, more
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