Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB350: Foods Available at Schools Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends provisions related to food additive prohibitions in a public school.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 23, 2026:
0 Foods Available at Schools Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Kristen Chevrier Senate Sponsor: Heidi Balderree LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to food additive prohibitions in a public school. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - adds an exception related to food that is donated; - phases out an exception related to small schools; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53G-9-205.2 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 466 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53G-9-205.2 is amended to read: 53G-9-205.2 . Definitions -- Prohibited food additives -- Exceptions. (1) As used in this section: (a) "FD C" means the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act, 21 C.F.R. Part 74. (b) "Public school" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-9-205.1 . (c) "School day" means the same as that terms is defined in Section 53G-6-201 . (d) "School food pantry" means a noncommercial program a school or LEA operates, or partners with a nonprofit organization to operate, to provide food free of charge to a student or the student's family to address food insecurity. (2) …
Sponsors
- Chevrier, Kristen (R, 54) · primary sponsor
- Heidi Balderree (R, 22)
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- : Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- : Senate/ committee report favorable
- : Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0350S01
Votes
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 23, 2026): 67 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 17, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 17, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Education, Charter Schools, K-12 Education, Student Health and Safety, School Districts
Common questions
- What is HB350?
- HB350 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Foods Available at Schools Amendments.
- What does HB350 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to food additive prohibitions in a public school.
- What is the status of HB350?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB350?
- Chevrier, Kristen (R, 54), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB350?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0350.html
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