AB-1264 (Gabriel): Pupil nutrition
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Legislation Details
Bill Name: Pupil nutrition: ultraprocessed food
Bill Number: AB-1264
Bill Author(s): Assembly Member Jesse Gabriel
Legislative Session / Year: 2025
State: California
AVFCA Position: Support
Bill Synopsis: This bill seeks to regulate the consumption of ultraprocessed foods in California schools, aiming to improve the nutritional quality of food served to children, tasking the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to classify particularly harmful ultraprocessed foods by considering scientific evidence linking these foods to various health issues, such as obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases.
LegInfo Bill Link: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1264
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Effective Date if Passed: 01/07/2026
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Signed and Chaptered into law
Sent to Governor’s desk
Passed Assembly Floor Vote
Passed Senate Appropriations Committee
Held in Suspense file in Senate Appropriations Committee
Passed Senate Policy Committee(s)
Referred to Senate Policy Committee(s)
Referred to Senate Rules Committee
Passed Assembly Floor Vote
Passed Assembly Appropriations Committee
Held in Suspense file in Assembly Appropriations Committee
Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
Passed Assembly Policy Committee(s)
Referred to Assembly Policy Committee(s)
Introduced
BILL STATUS DETAIL
10/08/25: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 467, Statutes of 2025.
10/08/25: Approved by the Governor.
09/24/25: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
09/12/25: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
09/12/25: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
09/11/25: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
08/29/25: From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 29).
08/21/25: Set FOR Hearing ON 29-AUG-25
08/18/25: In committee: Referred to suspense file.
07/23/25: Set FOR Hearing ON 18-AUG-25 10 a.m.
07/18/25: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16).
07/03/25: Set FOR Hearing ON 16-JUL-25 9 a.m.
07/02/25: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
06/18/25: has been Set FOR Hearing ON 02-JUL-25 9 a.m.
06/18/25: Referred to Coms. on ED. and E.Q.
06/04/25: In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
06/03/25: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
05/23/25: From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.)
05/20/25: Set FOR Hearing ON 23-MAY-25 Upon adjournment of Session
05/14/25: In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
05/11/2025: Set FOR Hearing ON 14-MAY-25 9 a.m.
04/30/25: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/22/25 Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
04/22/25: Set FOR Hearing ON 29-APR-25 1:30 p.m.
03/28/25: Set FOR Hearing ON 09-APR-25 1:30 p.m.
03/28/25: Referred to Coms. on ED. and E.S & T.M.
02/22/25: From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
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