CA SB 977
enactedChain restaurants: children's meals.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 977 pass?
Yes. CA SB 977 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-28): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 724, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 977 about?
Existing law, the California Retail Food Code, establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for, and provides for regulation by the State Department of Public Health of, retail food facilities, as defined, and requires local enforcement agencies to enforce these provisions. Existing law requires a restaurant that sells a children's meal that includes a beverage to make the default beverage water, sparkling water, or flavored water, as specified, or unflavored milk or a nondairy milk alternative, as specified. A violation of the code's provisions related to children's meals is an infraction. This bill would require a chain restaurant, as defined, that sells a children's meal to offer at least one children's meal that meets specified minimum nutrition standards, including, among others, that the meal not contain more than 550 calories and that the meal include at least 2 servings of specified types and quantities of food. The bill would require a chain restaurant that sells a children's meal, on or before July 1, 2027, to include information to its employees on how to comply with those requirements. By creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors CA SB 977?
Weber Pierson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 977.
Description
Existing law, the California Retail Food Code, establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for, and provides for regulation by the State Department of Public Health of, retail food facilities, as defined, and requires local enforcement agencies to enforce these provisions. Existing law requires a restaurant that sells a children's meal that includes a beverage to make the default beverage water, sparkling water, or flavored water, as specified, or unflavored milk or a nondairy milk alternative, as specified. A violation of the code's provisions related to children's meals is an infraction. This bill would require a chain restaurant, as defined, that sells a children's meal to offer at least one children's meal that meets specified minimum nutrition standards, including, among others, that the meal not contain more than 550 calories and that the meal include at least 2 servings of specified types and quantities of food. The bill would require a chain restaurant that sells a children's meal, on or before July 1, 2027, to include information to its employees on how to comply with those requirements. By creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-04
- Latest action
- 2026-09-28 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 724, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Weber Piersonauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-28
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 724, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-28
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-27
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2026-08-24
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-24
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5683.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-24
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-19
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6265.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (August 13).
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2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-15
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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2026-05-11
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2026-04-30
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
reading-1
2026-04-30
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4110.) Ordered to the Assembly.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-16
From consent calendar on motion of Senator Weber Pierson.
2026-04-16
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-14
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-04-13
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
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2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-04-06
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-26
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3689.) (March 25).
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2026-03-09
Set for hearing March 25.
2026-02-11
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
referral-committee
2026-02-05
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 7.
2026-02-04
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-03-25 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Menjivar: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Grove: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Valladares: yes
3rd Reading SB977 Weber Pierson
2026-04-30 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Choi: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Limón: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grove: yes
- Jones: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Allen: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Niello: yes
- Stern: yes
- Becker: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Laird: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Reyes: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Caballero: other
- Arreguín: other
- Valladares: other
- Wahab: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-06-23 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (16)
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Patel: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Addis: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Johnson: other
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