VirginiaPublic elementary and secondary schools; nutritional standards for school meals and other foods.
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.
More detail
The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027, and is identical to SB 1289.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0212)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 212 (Effective 07/01/27)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1910)
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1910ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Feb 18Education and Health Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 18Reading of amendment waived
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Assigned Education sub: Public EducationMinor
- Jan 22Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 22Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 21Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Printed as engrossed 25101008D-E
- Jan 20Engrossed by House as amended
- Jan 20Education Amendment agreed toMajor
- Jan 20Read second timeMinor
- Jan 17Read first timeMinor
- Jan 15Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 14Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1910)
- Jan 13Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101008DIntroduced