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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting ultraprocessed food from being served or |
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sold to students in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.9011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.9011. PROHIBITION ON ULTRAPROCESSED FOOD. (a) In |
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this section, "ultraprocessed food" means a food or beverage that |
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contains: |
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(1) brominated vegetable oil (BVO); |
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(2) potassium bromate; |
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(3) propylparaben; |
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(4) red 3 (CAS 16423-68-0); |
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(5) red 40 (CAS 25956-17-6); |
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(6) yellow 5 (CAS 1934-21-0); |
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(7) yellow 6 (CAS 2783-94-0); |
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(8) blue 1 (CAS 3844-45-9); |
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(9) blue 2 (CAS 860-22-0); |
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(10) green 3 (CAS 2353-45-9); |
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(11) titanium dioxide; or |
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(12) any additive that is substantially similar to an |
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additive specified in Subdivisions (1) through (11). |
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(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may |
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not serve or sell ultraprocessed food on the school campus during |
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regular school hours. |
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(c) This section does not prevent a student's parent or |
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guardian from providing ultraprocessed food to the student during |
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regular school hours. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |