H.B. 402 - Foods Additives in Schools

Bill

Foods Additives in Schools

Number: H.B. 402 (2025GS)
Sponsor: Rep. Chevrier, Kristen
Final action: Governor Signed 3/27/2025
Outcome: Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

This bill enacts provisions to prohibit consumable items containing certain food additives from being provided in a public school.

What it does

This bill:
defines terms;
enacts provisions to prohibit consumable items containing certain food additives from being provided in a public school under certain circumstances; and
provides exceptions.

Every vote on this bill

2/19/2025House Comm - Held

House Education Committee

7-2-7not eligible / no record

2/25/2025House Comm - Substitute Recommendation

House Education Committee

10-0-6not eligible / no record

2/25/2025House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

House Education Committee

8-3-5not eligible / no record

2/27/2025House/ floor amendment

House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

0-0-75not eligible / no record

2/27/2025House/ passed 3rd reading

Senate Secretary

38-34-3NAY

3/3/2025Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

Senate Education Committee

4-0-3not eligible / no record

3/6/2025Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

Senate President

16-6-7not eligible / no record

Bill text

enrolled version · official source

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53G-9-205.2
53G-9-205.2
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Foods Additives in Schools
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Kristen Chevrier
Senate Sponsor: Heidi Balderree
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill enacts provisions to prohibit consumable items containing certain food additives 
from being provided in a public school.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
enacts provisions to prohibit consumable items containing certain food additives from 
being provided in a public school under certain circumstances; and
provides exceptions.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
53G-9-205.2
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
53G-9-205.2
 is enacted to read:
53G-9-205.2
. Definitions -- Prohibited food additives -- Exceptions.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"FD
C" means the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act, 21 C.F.R. Part 74.
(b)
"Public school" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
53G-9-205.1
.
(c)
"School day" means the same as that terms is defined in Section 
53G-6-201
.
(2)
(a)
Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, a public school may not sell, donate, 
offer, or serve on school grounds during the school day, food that contains:
(i)
potassium bromate;
(ii)
propylparaben;
(iii)
FD
C Blue No. 1;
(iv)
FD
C Blue No. 2;
(v)
FD
C Green No. 3;
(vi)
FD
C Red No. 3;
(vii)
FD
C Red No. 40;
(viii)
FD
C Yellow No. 5; and
(ix)
FD
C Yellow No. 6.
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(3)
, a person who sells, donates, offers, or serves a 
consumable item during the school day shall comply with the requirements under this 
section.
(3)
(a)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
(2)
(b):
(i)
a student's parent may provide students with a food item described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
 during the school day;
(ii)
a teacher may provide students with a food item described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
 if 
the teacher obtains permission from the students' parents at the start of each school 
semester; and
(iii)
a person may sell a food item described in Subsection 
(2)
(a):
(A)
as a concession item at a school-sponsored event or extra-curricular activity; or
(B)
in a vending machine.
(b)
This section does not apply to a charter school or school district that has 5,500 
students or fewer.
Section 2. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
.
3-14-25 1:46 PM