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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1523: Food Waste Reduction

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1523 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Food Waste Reduction. Primary sponsor: Michele Rayner (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Education Administration Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Food Waste Reduction; Requires DOE to develop specified policy relating to food waste reduction in K-12 schools; provides policy requirements, adoption rates for such policy, & school district requirements.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michele RaynerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Dotie JosephCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108

“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. Died in Education Administration Subcommittee
  2. Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
  3. Referred to Education & Employment Committee
  4. Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
  5. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  6. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source