CaliforniaChain restaurants must offer a nutrition-standard children's meal
Chain restaurants with 20 or more locations that sell children's meals must offer one meeting nutrition rules and train employees on those rules by July 1, 2027.
What it does
Restaurants with 20 or more locations must offer at least one children's meal that meets limits for calories, sodium, saturated fat, added sugar, and trans fat, and includes two qualifying food servings.
By July 1, 2027, these restaurants must include instructions on the meal rules in ongoing employee training and new employee training.
Argument forChildren may have an easier time finding a balanced meal because restaurants must offer one that meets nutrition and food-group standards.
Argument againstRestaurants may have fewer ways to build children's meals, since each offered meal must meet calorie, nutrient, and food-group limits.
More detail
A chain restaurant that sells children's meals must offer at least one meal that meets the nutrition standards. A chain restaurant has 20 or more locations under the same name and offers substantially the same menu items at those locations.
A chain restaurant that sells children's meals must include instructions on these nutrition rules in employee training. This applies to chain restaurants that sell children's meals. The training information must be included on or before July 1, 2027.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 28Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 724, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 28Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 27Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 24Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5683.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB977 Weber Pierson Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 19In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 977 Weber Pierson Senate Third Reading By Schiavo. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 19Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6265.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 15From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Major
- May 11Referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Apr 30In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SB977 Weber Pierson. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 30Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4110.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Apr 16Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 16From consent calendar on motion of Senator Weber Pierson.
- Apr 14Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 13From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.Minor
- Apr 10Set for hearing April 13.
- Apr 6Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Mar 26From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3689.) (March 25).Major
- Mar 25
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Set for hearing March 25.
- Feb 11Referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Feb 5From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 7.
- Feb 4Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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