Public elementary and secondary schools; nutritional standards for school meals and other foods.
It became law on Mar 21, 2025.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +31
- Latest action
- Mar 21, 2025
What it does
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 SB 1289.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Hillary Pugh Kent
- A.C. Cordoza
- Anne Ferrell Tata
- Baxter Ennis
- Bill Wiley
- Bobby Orrock
- Carrie Coyner
- Chad Green
- Chris Obenshain
- David Owen
- Delores Oates
- Eric Phillips
- Eric Zehr
- Geary Higgins
- Ian Lovejoy
- Jason Ballard
- Jed Arnold
- Karrie Delaney
- Kim Taylor
- Mark Earley
- Mike Cherry
- Nadarius Clark
- Nick Freitas
- Paul Milde
- Phil Scott
- Rae Cousins
- Scott Wyatt
- Terry Austin
- Terry Kilgore
- Tim Griffin
- Tony Wilt
- Wendell Walker
- Will Davis
- Will Morefield
- Wren Williams
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Where it goes next
It is law in Virginia. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.