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HB1014 • 2025

Education; prohibit private and public primary and secondary schools from serving or selling, or allowing a third party to serve or sell, food or beverages that contain certain synthetic dyes

Education; prohibit private and public primary and secondary schools from serving or selling, or allowing a third party to serve or sell, food or beverages that contain certain synthetic dyes

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Sponsor
Bell, Eric
Last action
2026-01-28
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms an exception exists but does not define it; readers cannot know what foods are exempt without further information.

HB1014: Banning Certain Synthetic Dyes in School Foods

This bill stops public and private primary and secondary schools from serving or selling food with specific synthetic dyes.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits primary and secondary schools from serving or selling foods containing certain synthetic dyes.
  • Stops schools from allowing third parties to sell these restricted items on campus.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Public primary and secondary schools
  • Private primary and secondary schools

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill text provided does not list the specific names of the synthetic dyes that are banned.
  • The source mentions an exception exists but does not describe what it is.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-28 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Education; prohibit private and public primary and secondary schools from serving or selling, or allowing a third party to serve or sell, food or beverages that contain certain synthetic dyes