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HB277 • 2026

AN ACT relating to school nutrition.

AN ACT relating to school nutrition.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
S. Doan
Last action
2026-01-15
Official status
01/15/26: to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to school nutrition.

AN ACT relating to school nutrition.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to school nutrition.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-15 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

  2. 2026-01-08 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to school nutrition.

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT relating to school nutrition. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 158.850 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) As used in this section: 4
(a) "CAS number" means the unique identification number assigned to a 5
chemical by the Chemical Abstracts Service; 6
(b) "Chemical Abstracts Service" means the division of the American Chemical 7
Society that is the globally recognized authority for information on 8
chemical substances; 9
(c) "School day" has the same meaning as in KRS 158.854; and 10
(d) "Ultra-processed food" means a food product for human consumption that 11
contains any of the following substances: 12
1. Brominated vegetable oil, number 8016-94-2; 13
2. Potassium bromate, CAS number 7758-01-2; 14
3. Propylparaben, CAS number 94-13-3; 15
4. Titanium dioxide, CAS number 13463-67-7; 16
5. Red dye 3, CAS number 16423-68-0; 17
6. Red dye 40, CAS number 25956-17-6; 18
7. Yellow dye 5, CAS number 1934-21-0; 19
8. Yellow dye 6, CAS number 2783-94-0; 20
9. Blue dye 1, CAS number 3844-45-9; 21
10. Blue dye 2, CAS number 860-22-0; and 22
11. Green dye 3, CAS number 2353-45-9. 23
(2) [Beginning with the 2006 -2007 school year, ] Each school shall limit access to no 24
more than one (1) day each week to retail fast foods in the cafeteria, whether sold 25
by contract, commercial vendor, or otherwise. 26
(3) Beginning with the 2027 -2028 school year, a school shall not sell or provide 27
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ultra-processed foods to students during the school day. This subsection applies 1
to the availability of food in cafeterias, vending machines, school stores, 2
canteens, food sold through fundraisers hosted by students, teachers, or groups, 3
or any other mechanism for providing food to students during the school day. 4
(4) This section shall not be construed to limit the sale of any food or beverages at 5
fundraisers off school property or outside of the school day. 6