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SB1289

Public elementary and secondary schools; nutritional standards for school meals and other foods.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Emily Jordan (R)

Session:
2025 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Public elementary and secondary schools; nutritional standards for school meals and other foods; nutrition requirements; certain color additives prohibited.

Prohibits any public elementary or secondary school from offering or making available to any student any food served as a part of a school meal or any competitive food, as defined in applicable law, that contains any of the seven color additives listed in the bill. The bill directs the Board of Education to amend its nutritional guidelines for competitive foods promulgated pursuant to relevant law in accordance with the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027, and is identical to HB 1910.
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  • Bill History

  • 01/08/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101748D
  • 01/08/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 01/23/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
  • 01/30/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
  • 01/31/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/03/2025 - Senate: Read second time
  • 02/03/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/03/2025 - Senate: Education and Health Amendment agreed to
  • 02/03/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/03/2025 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 25101748D-E
  • 02/03/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
  • 02/03/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/03/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1289)
  • 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/06/2025 - House: Read first time
  • 02/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
  • 02/14/2025 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
  • 02/17/2025 - House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2025 - House: Read second time
  • 02/20/2025 - House: Read third time
  • 02/20/2025 - House: Passed House (98-Y 0-N)
  • 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1289ER)
  • 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/10/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1289)
  • 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  • 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  • 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 222 (Effective 07/01/27)
  • 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0222)