Food enrichment; corn masa folic acid requirements, corn masa flour added, exempt products revised
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Food enrichment; corn masa folic acid requirements, corn masa flour added, exempt products revised” Read the full text
2026 regular session
What it does
This act amends Sections 20-1-71 and 20-1-79, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) add that corn masa flour sold for human consumption must contain 0.7 milligrams of folic acid per pound, within acceptable industry standards of deviation of error; (2) provide that the 0.4 milligrams of folic acid required to be in corn masa products is per pound of end product, within acceptable industry standards of deviation of error; and (3) exempt snack foods from these enrichment requirements.
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Where it is
Enacted (latest official status) · Jan 13, 2026
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Crawford
Recorded votes
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-04-09 · yeas 101, nays 1, abstains 2
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-08 · yeas 30, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-08 · yeas 30, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-04 · yeas 81, nays 14, abstains 9
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-04 · yeas 101, nays 0, abstains 4
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-04 · yeas 101, nays 1, abstains 3
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-04 · yeas 102, nays 1, abstains 1
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