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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 476
HOUSE BILL NO. 134
By Representatives Davis, Reneau, Alexander, Howell, Kumar, Hardaway, Brock Martin,
Burkhart, Terry, Fritts, Faison, Lynn, Todd, Hawk
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 476
By Senators Bowling, Pody, Campbell, Jackson
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to student nutrition.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 23, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
Beginning August 1, 2027, each LEA and public charter school shall prohibit food
or beverage items that contain Allura Red AC, which is Chemical Abstracts Service
registry number 25956-17-6 and also known as Red 40, to be sold, offered for sale, or
provided to students on school property through the school nutrition program provided
by the LEA, public charter school, or a third party expressly authorized by the LEA or
public charter school.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
HOUSE BILL NO. 134
PASSED: April 21, 2025
CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
hv,..~~';Th ''"l-~ "'I RANDY MCNALL
SPEAKER OF THE SE:TE
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