SB 764: Chain restaurants: children’s meals.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law, the California Retail Food Code, establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for, and provides for regulation by the State Department of Public Health of, retail food facilities, as defined, and requires local enforcement agencies to enforce these provisions. Existing law requires a restaurant that sells a children’s meal that includes a beverage to make the default beverage water, sparkling water, or flavored water, as specified, or unflavored milk or a nondairy milk alternative, as specified. A violation of the code’s provisions related to children’s meals is an infraction.

This bill would require a chain restaurant, as defined, that sells a children’s meal to offer at least one children’s meal that meets specified minimum nutrition standards, including, among others, that the meal not contain more than 550 calories and that the meal include at least 2 servings of specified types and quantities of food. The bill would also require the chain restaurant to include an icon or symbol on the menu to identify the children’s meal that meets those requirements. The bill would require a chain restaurant that sells a children’s meal, on or before July 1, 2026, to include information to its employees on how to comply with those requirements.

By creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. March 2, 2026Veto sustained.
2. March 2, 2026Stricken from file.
3. October 13, 2025In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
4. October 13, 2025Vetoed by the Governor.
5. September 9, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
6. September 3, 2025Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2425.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
7. August 28, 2025In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
8. August 28, 2025Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2777.) Ordered to the Senate.
9. August 21, 2025Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
10. August 20, 2025From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
11. July 9, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
12. July 9, 2025Coauthors revised.