TITLE: Relating to prohibiting ultraprocessed food from being served or sold to students in public schools.

SUMMARY: Relating to prohibiting ultraprocessed food from being served or sold to students in public schools.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to prohibiting ultraprocessed food from being served or sold to students in public 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 ULTRAPROCESSED FOOD. (a) In this section, "ultraprocessed food" means a food or beverage that contains: (1) brominated vegetable oil (BVO); (2) potassium bromate; (3) propylparaben; (4) red 3 (CAS 16423-68-0); (5) red 40 (CAS 25956-17-6); (6) yellow 5 (CAS 1934-21-0); (7) yellow 6 (CAS 2783-94-0); (8) blue 1 (CAS 3844-45-9); (9) blue 2 (CAS 860-22-0); (10) green 3 (CAS 2353-45-9); (11) titanium dioxide; or (12) any additive that is substantially similar to an additive specified in Subdivisions (1) through (11). (b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not serve or sell ultraprocessed food on the school campus during regular school hours. (c) This section does not prevent a student's parent or guardian from providing ultraprocessed food to the student during regular school hours. 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.