HB 5548
AN ACT relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included
House Bill
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included
Bill Text
relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included at primary and secondary schools. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 33.9011 to read as follows: Sec. 33.9011. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ADDITIVES IN SCHOOL MEALS. A school district or open-enrollment charter school that provides meals to students may not provide any food that contains (1) brominated vegetable oil (BVO); (5) butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA); (7) red dye 3 (CAS 16423-68-0); (12) yellow 5 (CAS 1934-21-0); (13) yellow 6 (CAS 2783-94-0); or (14) any additive that is substantially similar to an additive specified in Subdivisions (7) through (13). SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2026-2027 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
filed
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included
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