SB-764 • 2026

Chain restaurants: children’s meals.

Children Education Labor

Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor: Weber Pierson
Last action: 2026-03-02
Official status: Veto sustained.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact types and quantities of food that must be included in each kids' meal.

Chain Restaurants: Kids' Meals

The bill requires chain restaurants to offer at least one children's meal with specific nutrition standards and includes an icon on the menu.

What This Bill Does

Requires chain restaurants to provide a kids’ meal that meets certain nutritional guidelines, such as having no more than 550 calories.
Includes at least two servings of specified types and amounts of food in each kids' meal.
Adds an icon or symbol on the menu to show which meals meet these nutrition standards.

Who It Names or Affects

Chain restaurants in California that sell children’s meals.

Terms To Know

Chain restaurant: A group of restaurants with the same name and similar menus, owned by a single company.
Nutrition standards: Rules about what foods should be included in meals to make them healthy.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill was vetoed by the governor on March 2, 2026.
It is not clear if lawmakers will try to override this veto.

Bill History

2026-03-02 California Legislative Information
Veto sustained.
2026-03-02 California Legislative Information
Stricken from file.
2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
2025-10-13 California Legislative Information
Vetoed by the Governor.
2025-09-09 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-03 California Legislative Information
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2425.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-08-28 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-08-28 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2777.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-08-21 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-08-20 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
2025-07-09 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-09 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2025-06-19 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-06-05 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-05-29 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-29 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1329.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-27 California Legislative Information
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1212.) (May 23).
2025-05-16 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 23.
2025-04-28 California Legislative Information
April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-17 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 28.
2025-04-10 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 738.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-26 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 9.
2025-03-12 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-02-24 California Legislative Information
Read first time.
2025-02-24 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 764, Weber Pierson.
Chain restaurants: children’s meals.
Existing law, the California Retail Food Code, establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for, and provides for regulation by the State Department of Public Health of, retail food facilities, as defined, and requires local enforcement agencies to enforce these provisions. Existing law requires a restaurant that sells a children’s meal that includes a beverage to make the default beverage water, sparkling water, or flavored water, as specified, or unflavored milk or a nondairy milk alternative, as specified. A violation of the code’s provisions related to children’s meals is an infraction.
This bill would require a chain restaurant, as defined, that sells a children’s meal to offer at least one children’s meal that meets specified minimum nutrition standards, including, among others, that the meal not contain more than 550 calories and
that the meal include at least 2 servings of specified types and quantities of food. The bill would also require the chain restaurant to include an icon or symbol on the menu to identify the children’s meal that meets those requirements. The bill would require a chain restaurant that sells a children’s meal, on or before July 1, 2026, to include information to its employees on how to comply with those requirements.
By creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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