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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 476: Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires, beginning August 1, 2027, each LEA and public charter school to prohibit food or beverage items that contain Allura Red AC, which is Chemical Abstracts Service registry number 25956-17-6 and also known as Red 40, to be sold, offered for sale, or provided to students on school property through the school nutrition program provided by the LEA, public charter school, or a third party expressly authorized by the LEA or public charter school. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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

SB 476 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires, beginning August 1, 2027, each LEA and public charter school to prohibit food or beverage items that contain Allura Red AC, which is Chemical Abstracts Service registry number 25956-17-6 and also known as Red 40, to be sold, offered for sale, or provided to students on school property through the school nutrition program provided by the LEA, public charter school, or a third party expressly authorized by the LEA or public charter school. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 476.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Janice BowlingPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16

“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. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 476
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
  5. Re-refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  6. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/3/2025
  7. Sponsor(s) Added.
  8. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2025
  9. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  10. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
  11. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
  12. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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