2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB642: Georgia Dye Free School Meals Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health, so as to prohibit public primary and secondary schools from serving or selling, or allowing a third party to serve or sell, food or beverages that contain synthetic dye; to provide for a definition; to provide for certification of compliance; to provide legislative findings; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/26/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Education(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Marvin Lim
Marvin Lim
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/27/202573.9 KB