HB5507Introduced in the House
FOOD REFORM-STUDENT HEALTH
Introduced by Sonya Harper, District 6
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Creates the Food Reform to Ensure Student Health Act. Requires each school district in the State to begin to eliminate ultraprocessed foods of concern and restricted school foods by July 1, 2029. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2032, a vendor may not offer to a school either an ultraprocessed food of concern or a restricted school food. Requires food vendors to report to the Department of Public Health certain information about ultraprocessed foods of concern and restricted school foods that they have sold to schools. Requires the Department, in consultation with the State Board of Education, to submit to the General Assembly and Governor annual summary reports of the data submitted to it by food vendors. Directs the Department to post these reports on its website. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules establishing definitions of the terms "ultraprocessed foods of concern" and "restricted school foods" for purposes of these requirements. Requires the Department to review those rules and, if needed, update them every 5 years. Requires the Department to consult with the State Board of Education and to provide compliance training for school food service and procurement staff. Describes the topics to be covered by the Department in the training. Provides for the repeal of the Act on January 1, 2034. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
Where it stands
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
April 17, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Public Health Committee · April 9, 2026
7
Yes
2
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
9 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sonya Harper | 6 | Yes |
| Theresa Mah | 24 | Yes |
| Barbara Hernandez | 50 | Yes |
| Nicolle Grasse | 53 | Yes |
| Michelle Mussman | 56 | Yes |
| Anne Stava-Murray | 81 | Yes |
| William Hauter | 87 | No |
| Chris Miller | 101 | No |
| Kevin Schmidt | 114 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Public Health Committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 006-002-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Public Health Committee; 007-002-000
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Public Health Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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