89R5487 BCH-D
By: Isaac H.B. No. 2565
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting certain additives from being included in
food and drinks provided by school districts.
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 FOOD AND
DRINKS PROVIDED BY SCHOOLS. A school district or open-enrollment
charter school that provides meals to students may not provide any
food or drink that contains the following substances:
(1) blue 1 (CAS 3844-45-9);
(2) blue 2 (CAS 860-22-0);
(3) green 3 (CAS 2353-45-9);
(4) red 40 (CAS 25956-17-6);
(5) yellow 5 (CAS 1934-21-0);
(6) yellow 6 (CAS 2783-94-0); or
(7) any additive that is substantially similar to an
additive specified in Subdivisions (1) through (6).
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
school year.
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.