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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 611: Artificial Food Dyes in K-12 Schools

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 611 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Artificial Food Dyes in K-12 Schools. Primary sponsor: Meg Weinberger (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2025): Withdrawn prior to introduction.

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.

Artificial Food Dyes in K-12 Schools; Prohibits use of specified dyes in foods for certain K-12 food programs; & requires district school boards to adopt policy prohibiting use of specified food dyes in foods for certain food programs & vending machines; & provides exemptions from such prohibition.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Meg WeinbergerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse94

“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. Withdrawn prior to introduction
  2. Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
  3. Referred to Education & Employment Committee
  4. Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
  5. Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
  6. Filed

Sources

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