SB 869: Restaurant menus: added sugar warnings.

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, and requires local health agencies to enforce those provisions. Existing law makes a person who violates a provision of the code guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law requires certain food facilities to provide written notification of the major food allergens that the food facility knows or reasonably should know are contained as an ingredient in each menu item, either directly on its menu or in a digital format, as specified.

This bill, on or before January 1, 2029, would require a chain restaurant offering a standard menu beverage item with high added sugar content, as defined, to display on its menus an added sugar icon immediately adjacent to each standard menu beverage item with high added sugar content, as specified. The bill would require a chain restaurant to display a clear and conspicuous warning explaining the added sugar icon. The bill would require a chain restaurant to display the information directly on its drive-through menus and, additionally, either on its physical menus or in a digital format, as specified. By expanding the scope of an existing crime and by imposing new duties on local health officials, this 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“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. September 28, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 723, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 28, 2026Approved by the Governor.
3. September 4, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
4. August 28, 2026Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 28, 2026In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
6. August 27, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 56. Noes 11. Page 6726.) Ordered to the Senate.
7. August 18, 2026Ordered to third reading.
8. August 18, 2026Read third time and amended.
9. August 6, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
10. August 5, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (August 5).
11. July 2, 2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
12. July 1, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (June 30).