This bill amends several sections of the Nebraska Revised Statutes to redefine and establish new provisions for bed and breakfast establishments. It redefines a "bed and breakfast establishment" to mean a building originally designed as, built as, or converted to a single-family dwelling unit that provides sleeping accommodations and breakfast to transient guests for a single fee, specifically excluding establishments that serve more than ten guest rooms or twenty guests. The bill also updates the Nebraska Pure Food Act to include specific food safety requirements for bed and breakfast establishments, such as ensuring food is clean and wholesome, prohibiting the use of home-canned food except for jams and jellies, and mandating that food handlers maintain high personal cleanliness standards.

Additionally, the bill requires the State Fire Code to include provisions specifically related to bed and breakfast establishments. These provisions mandate operational smoke alarms and heat detectors, prohibit smoking inside the establishments, and require emergency lighting and fire extinguishers. Establishments must also have either a secondary means of egress or a sprinkler system within eighteen months of the bill's effective date. The bill aims to enhance safety and health standards for bed and breakfast operations in Nebraska while repealing the original sections that are being amended.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 81-503.01