CA AB 1264

enacted

Pupil nutrition: restricted school foods and ultraprocessed foods of concern: prohibition.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 1264 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1264 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-08. Latest recorded action (2025-10-08): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 467, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 1264 about?

(1) Existing law, the California Nutrition Monitoring Development Act of 1986, requires the State Department of Public Health to assess the availability and adequacy of existing state and local food and nutrition data systems. The act requires different state departments, including the State Department of Education, to provide to the State Department of Public Health, upon request, nutrition-related data collection forms, documentation, and reports of various programs. This bill would define "ultraprocessed food" for certain school-related purposes and would require the State Department of Public Health to adopt regulations, on or before June 1, 2028, to define "ultraprocessed foods of concern" and "restricted school foods," as specified. The bill would require the department, when defining ultraprocessed foods of concern and restricted school foods, to consider specified factors, including, among others, whether, based on reputable peer-reviewed scientific evidence, a substance or group of substances are linked to health harms or adverse health consequences, as specified. The bill would require schools, as defined, to begin to phase out restricted school foods and ultraprocessed foods of concern by no later than July 1, 2029. Beginning July 1, 2032, the bill would prohibit a vendor from offering restricted school foods and ultraprocessed foods of concern to a school. This bill, on or before February 1, 2028, and on or before February 1 of each year thereafter through February 1, 2032, would require a vendor to report specified information to the State Department of Public Health for each food product sold to a school in the past calendar year, including, among others, the total quantity of food product sold to schools and whether that food product is an ultraprocessed food, a restricted school food, or an ultraprocessed food of concern. The bill, on or before July 1, 2028, and on or before July 1 of each year thereafter through July 1, 2032, would require the State Department of Public Health, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report that contains, among other things, a summary and analysis of the information reported to the State Department of Public Health by vendors and recommendations for state and local legislative actions that could reduce the consumption of ultraprocessed foods, restricted school foods, and ultraprocessed foods of concern in schools. The bill would require the State Department of Public Health to consult with the State Department of Education regarding compliance training and technical assistance for school food service and procurement staff for these purposes and would require the State Department of Public Health to establish a structure to deliver training and technical assistance to local educational agencies. (2) Existing law requires the State Department of Education to develop and maintain nutrition guidelines for school lunches and breakfasts, and for all food and beverages sold on public school campuses, consistent with the requirements for a nutritionally adequate breakfast and a nutritionally adequate lunch. Existing law defines a nutritionally adequate breakfast and a nutritionally adequate lunch for these purposes to mean those that qualify for reimbursement under the most current meal pattern for the federal School Breakfast Program and the federal National School Lunch Program, respectively. Existing law requires a school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to make available a nutritionally adequate breakfast and a nutritionally adequate lunch, free of charge, during each schoolday to any pupil who requests a meal without consideration of the pupil's eligibility for a federally funded free or reduced-price meal. Existing law authorizes a school operated and maintained by a school district or county office of education, from the midnight before to 30 minutes after the end of the official schoolday, to sell food and beverages other than meals reimbursed by specified federal nutrition programs, only if the food or beverages meet dietary guidelines, as specified, depending on grade level. This bill, beginning July 1, 2035, would prohibit a school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, from offering a nutritionally adequate breakfast or lunch that includes restricted school foods or ultraprocessed foods of concern, as provided, and would prohibit a school operated and maintained by a school district or county office of education from selling food or beverages, except for food items sold as part of a school fundraising event, containing those restricted school foods or ultraprocessed foods of concern, as provided. (3) To the extent this bill would impose additional requirements on public schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (4) 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA AB 1264?

Gabriel is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1264, joined by 23 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2025-02-21
Latest action: 2025-10-08 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 467, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

2025-02-21
Introduced. To print.
introduction
2025-02-22
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-24
Read first time.
reading-1
2025-03-28
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-28
Referred to Coms. on ED. and E.S & T.M.
referral-committee
2025-04-01
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
referral-committee
2025-04-10
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 9).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2025-04-21
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2025-04-22
Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
referral-committee
2025-04-30
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-04-30
Coauthors revised.
2025-05-14
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2025-05-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 23).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-05-29
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1789.)
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-06-03
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 1. Page 1989.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-06-04
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-06-18
Referred to Coms. on ED. and E.Q.
referral-committee
2025-06-23
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-07-02
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-07-18
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-07-18
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2025-08-18
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
referral-committee
2025-08-29
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 29).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-29
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-09-04
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-09-08
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-09-08
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b).
referral-committee
2025-09-08
(Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2570.)
2025-09-08
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b).
referral-committee
2025-09-09
From committee: That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (September 9)
committee-passage
2025-09-11
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2916.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-09-12
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-12
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 1. Page 3388.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-24
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2025-10-08
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2025-10-08
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 467, Statutes of 2025.
became-law

Versions

02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
03/28/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-28Compare
04/21/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-21Compare
05/29/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-29Compare
06/23/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-06-23Compare
07/18/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-07-18Compare
09/04/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-09-04Compare
09/16/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-16Compare
10/08/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-08Compare
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Votes

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials]
2025-04-09 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Bonta: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Patel: yes
- Addis: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Castillo: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-04-29 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- McKinnor: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Papan: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Lee: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Castillo: other
Do pass.
2025-05-23 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Calderon: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Hart: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Solache: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Sanchez: other
- Dixon: other
- Tangipa: other
AB 1264 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading
2025-06-03 · pass · 65-1
Member-level votes (79)
- Berman: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Fong: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Flora: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Haney: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Soria: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Chen: yes
- Papan: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Addis: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ta: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Patel: yes
- Ward: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Krell: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Gipson: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Hart: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Davies: other
- Tangipa: other
- Solache: other
- Ellis: other
- Alanis: other
- Hadwick: other
- Blanca Rubio: other
- Castillo: other
- Mark González: other
- Michelle Rodriguez: other
- Bains: other
- Dixon: other
- Macedo: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
2025-07-02 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Choi: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2025-07-16 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Hurtado: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Dahle: other
Placed on suspense file
2025-08-18 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
Do pass
2025-08-29 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: other
- Seyarto: other
That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-09 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Richardson: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Grove: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Limón: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Wiener: other
3rd Reading AB1264 Gabriel et al. By Weber Pierson
2025-09-11 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Valladares: yes
- Umberg: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Jones: yes
- Reyes: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Allen: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Limón: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Niello: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Choi: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Grove: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Becker: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wahab: yes
AB 1264 Gabriel Concurrence in Senate Amendments
2025-09-12 · pass · 79-1
Member-level votes (80)
- Addis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Patel: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Soria: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Davies: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Krell: yes
- Chen: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Bains: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Lee: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ta: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Macedo: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Ward: yes
- Fong: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Flora: yes
- Garcia: yes
- DeMaio: no

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