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S01239Introduced in the Senate

Enacts the "food safety and chemical disclosure act"; prohibits certain food additives and food color additives; provides that in an action to enforce compliance, the recognition by the federal food and drug administration of any of these substances as safe may not be alleged as a defense; establishes requirements for the reporting of GRAS (generally recognized as safe) substances.

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Introduced by Brian Kavanagh, District 27

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Enacts the "food safety and chemical disclosure act"; prohibits certain food additives and food color additives; provides that in an action to enforce compliance, the recognition by the federal food and drug administration of any of these substances as safe may not be alleged as a defense; establishes requirements for the reporting of GRAS (generally recognized as safe) substances.

Where it stands

returned to senate

April 21, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

AssemblyStage: Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage · April 21, 2026

106

Yes

32

No

12

Absent or Not Voting

150 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each assemblymember voted

AssemblymemberDistrictVote
Tommy Schiavoni1Yes
Jodi Giglio2No
Joseph DeStefano3No
Rebecca Kassay4Yes
Doug Smith5No
Philip Ramos6Yes
Jarett Gandolfo7Yes
Michael Fitzpatrick8Yes
Michael Durso9No
Steve Stern10Yes

Bill history

  1. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE

  3. PRINT NUMBER 1239A

  4. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE

  5. PRINT NUMBER 1239B

  6. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HEALTH

  7. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

  8. PRINT NUMBER 1239C

  9. 1ST REPORT CAL.1386

  10. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  11. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  12. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1239D

  13. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1239E

  14. PASSED SENATE

  15. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  16. referred to ways and means

  17. substituted for a1556e

  18. ordered to third reading rules cal.854

  19. died in assembly

  20. returned to senate

  21. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

  22. 1ST REPORT CAL.213

  23. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  24. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  25. PASSED SENATE

  26. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  27. referred to ways and means

  28. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

  29. returned to senate

  30. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

  31. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1239F

  32. REPASSED SENATE

  33. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  34. referred to ways and means

  35. substituted for a1556g

  36. ordered to third reading cal.62

  37. passed assembly

  38. returned to senate

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