A bill for an act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from serving meals to students that contain certain ingredients.
This bill prohibits Iowa school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from serving meals containing red dye 40, yellow dye 7, or margarine as part of their breakfast or lunch programs. It requires these schools to comply with existing requirements under section 283A.6, which specifically bans those three ingredients in student meals. The law directly affects all public and chartered schools offering school meal programs in Iowa. This is a policy change limiting specific food additives in school meals, not a procedural or commemorative measure.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Feb 6, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 212.
legislature
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 3.
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
legislature
Jan 17, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2025 12:30PM RM 102.
legislature
Jan 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Shipley, Boden and Matson.
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Education.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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