Monitoring the Session

SB 314

bill bans seven food additives from free school meals

Became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Bryan HughesRSenate 1

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Red dye 3, titanium dioxide and potassium bromate are off the tray.

The bill bars Texas public school districts and charter schools from serving free or reduced-price meals that contain any of seven listed food additives, including red dye 3, titanium dioxide and potassium bromate. It touches schools that run state or federal free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch programs, and the vendors that supply that food. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, food under new or renewed supply contracts signed on or after September 1, 2025 cannot contain those substances.

Labels

Labels: INSTANT LAW. Took effect immediately, on May 27, 2025. 833 of the 1,185 graded 89R laws took effect Sep 1, 2025 (derived from the bill histories, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB314 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Sen. Bryan HughesRSenate 1

+ 5 coauthors

ITEM

relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.

WHAT IT DOES

Red dye 3, titanium dioxide and potassium bromate are off the tray.

The bill bars Texas public school districts and charter schools from serving free or reduced-price meals that contain any of seven listed food additives, including red dye 3, titanium dioxide and potassium bromate. It touches schools that run state or federal free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch programs, and the vendors that supply that food. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, food under new or renewed supply contracts signed on or after September 1, 2025 cannot contain those substances.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 11, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Education K-16
  5. Rereferred to committee
  6. Referred to Health & Human Services
  7. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Testimony taken in committee
  10. Left pending in committee
  11. Co-author authorized
  12. Co-author authorized
  13. Considered in public hearing
  14. Vote taken in committee
  15. Reported favorably as substituted
  16. Committee report printed and distributed
  17. Placed on intent calendar
  18. Co-author authorized
  19. Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
  20. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  21. Vote recorded in Journal
  22. Read 2nd time
  23. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Miles
  24. Amendment fails of adoption
  25. Record vote
  26. Amendment(s) offered FA2 Miles
  27. Amended
  28. Vote recorded in Journal
  29. Passed to engrossment as amended
  30. Vote recorded in Journal
  31. Three day rule suspended
  32. Record vote
  33. Read 3rd time
  34. Passed
  35. Record vote
  36. Reported engrossed
  37. Received from the Senate
  38. Read first time
  39. Referred to Public Education
  40. Considered in public hearing
  41. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  42. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  43. Committee report distributed
  44. Committee report sent to Calendars
  45. Laid out in lieu of companion HB 1290
  46. Read 2nd time
  47. Amended 1-Harris Davila
  48. Passed to 3rd reading as amended
  49. Record vote RV#1921
  50. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  51. Read 3rd time
  52. Passed
  53. Record vote RV#2068
  54. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  55. House passage as amended reported
  56. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  57. Read
  58. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
  59. Record vote
  60. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  61. Reported enrolled
  62. Signed in the Senate
  63. Signed in the House
  64. Sent to the Governor
  65. Signed by the Governor
  66. Effective immediately
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 123 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 30 yea · 1 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 10, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Mar 12, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Bryan Hughes

Donors

GOPAC Election Fund$250KCRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)$100KCourt Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

GOPAC Election Fund$250,000.00

GOPAC Election Fund

$250,000.00

Cash
$250,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$250,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101028838, 101071548.

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)$100,000.00

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101067724.

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100,000.00

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101071548.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

GOPAC Election Fund

$250,000.00

Cash
$250,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$250,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101028838, 101071548.

×

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101067724.

×

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101071548.

Votes7

Senate May 14, 2025

Yea
31
Nay
0
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator Hughes moved to concur in the House amendment to SB 314. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 31 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 10, 2025

Yea
123
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
7
Excused
18
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2068

SB 314 was passed by (Record 2068): 123 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 123 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 7 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 18 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 9, 2025

Yea
125
Nay
0
Present, not voting
2
Absent
4
Excused
19
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1921

SB 314, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 1921): 125 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 125 (published)
  • Nay: 0 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 19 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Mar 12, 2025

Yea
30
Nay
1
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. (Same as previous roll call)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 30 (published)
  • Nay: 1 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Mar 12, 2025

Yea
30
Nay
1
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

Senator Hughes moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 314 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 30 (published)
  • Nay: 1 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Mar 12, 2025

Yea
Not printed
Nay
Not printed
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

CSSB 314 as amended was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: Not printed
  • Nay: Not printed
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Mar 12, 2025

Yea
11
Nay
20
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
0
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Sources

The amendment to CSSB 314 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 20.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 11 (published)
  • Nay: 20 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses23
For
21
Against
1
On
1
Names

For

  • End Chronic Disease1 registration
  • Good Food Institute1 registration
  • HealthCode1 registration
  • Make Texans Healthy Again1 registration
  • Self9 registrations
  • Self; End chronic disease coalition1 registration
  • Self; Good Food Fighter1 registration
  • Self; Texas Association of Naturopathic Doctors2 registrations
  • Self; Texas Medical Association, Texas Pediatric Society1 registration
  • Self; Texas Right To Know1 registration
  • Texas Association of School Boards1 registration
  • The Food Fix Campaign1 registration

Against

  • Consumer Brands Association1 registration

On

  • Texas Education Agency1 registration
Sources

23 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 11, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024

05/27/2025 E Effective immediately

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Carol AlvaradoDSenate 6 Molly CookDSenate 15 Bob HallRSenate 2 Borris MilesDSenate 13 Royce WestDSenate 23
Sponsors
Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52

House committee · Public Education · Committee vote 13 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Health & Human Services · Committee vote 8 aye, 1 nay · Out of committee

Companion

HB 1290 by Harris Davila (identical)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Education--School Districts

Minors--Health & Safety

FOOD

Text

The text as introduced · 303 words

89R1661 MM-D

By: Hughes
S.B. No. 314

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included

in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 33.9011 to read as follows:

Sec. 33.9011. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ADDITIVES IN FREE OR

REDUCED-PRICE MEALS. (a) In this section:

(1) "National school breakfast program" means the

national school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of

1966 (42 U.S.C. Section 1773).

(2) "National school lunch program" means the national

school lunch program of free or reduced-price lunches under 42

U.S.C. Section 1751 et seq.

(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school

that provides free or reduced-price meals to eligible students

under Section 33.901, the national school breakfast program, or the

national school lunch program may not provide as part of a free or

reduced-price meal any food that contains the following substances:

(1) brominated vegetable oil (BVO);

(2) potassium bromate;

(3) propylparaben;

(4) azodicarbonamide;

(5) butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA);

(6) red dye 3; or

(7) titanium dioxide.

SECTION 2. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this

section, this Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.

(b) This Act applies only to a contract to provide food for

free or reduced-price meals, as described by Section 33.9011,

Education Code, as added by this Act, entered into or renewed on or

after September 1, 2025.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.