HB 518

Relating to prohibiting certain additives from being included in meals offered for sale by public schools.

Filed

Verdict: Smells

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Rep. Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20

Why it's charged

The hole

THE TEXT

“by a restaurant through a contract with the school”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The ban skips food sold by a restaurant under contract with the school, and food sold through vending machines. Cafeteria food the school sells itself is still covered, so the main case stays inside the ban and this exception is a modest gap.

The hole

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to prohibiting certain additives from being included in meals offered for sale by public schools.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The bill widens an existing ban on 18 food additives, including several artificial dyes, titanium dioxide and potassium bromate, so it covers food that public schools sell during the school day as well as free or reduced-price meals. It applies to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools, but it exempts food sold by a restaurant under contract with the school and food sold through vending machines. Starting with the 2027-2028 school year, cafeteria food sold to students cannot contain the listed additives or anything substantially similar to them.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB518 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20

ITEM

relating to prohibiting certain additives from being included in meals offered for sale by public schools.

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

[x] THE HOLEanalysis confidence 40%

THE TEXT

“by a restaurant through a contract with the school”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 9, 2026Filed

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Terry M. Wilson

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$414K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$231KKenneth Mongold$25,000

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 · Oct 29, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$413,658.18

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$413,658.18

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $378,658.18
Total: $413,658.18

mail $190,451.68advertising $178,456.50polling $8,750.00Other filed descriptions $1,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 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: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$231,075.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$231,075.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $181,075.00
Total: $231,075.00

canvassing $157,125.00polling $23,950.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 18, 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: 101067580, 101071564.

Kenneth Mongold$25,000.00

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$413,658.18

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $378,658.18
Total: $413,658.18

mail $190,451.68advertising $178,456.50polling $8,750.00Other filed descriptions $1,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 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: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$231,075.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $181,075.00
Total: $231,075.00

canvassing $157,125.00polling $23,950.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 18, 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: 101067580, 101071564.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 H Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Minors--Health & Safety

Text

The text as introduced · 348 words

90R3379 KRM-D

By: Wilson
H.B. No. 518

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting certain additives from being included in

meals offered for sale by public schools.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 33.9011, Education Code,

is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 33.9011. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ADDITIVES IN SCHOOL

[ FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE ] MEALS.

SECTION 2. Section 33.9011, Education Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as

follows:

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

that offers meals for sale during the instructional day or 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 offer for sale during the

instructional day or 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 3 (CAS 16423-68-0);

(7) red 40 (CAS 25956-17-6);

(8) yellow 5 (CAS 1934-21-0);

(9) yellow 6 (CAS 2783-94-0);

(10) blue 1 (CAS 3844-45-9);

(11) blue 2 (CAS 860-22-0);

(12) green 3 (CAS 2353-45-9);

(13) citrus red 3 (CAS 6358-53-8);

(14) orange B (CAS 15139-76-1);

(15) INS No. 150c/ammonia caramel (Class III);

(16) INS No. 150d/sulfite ammonia caramel (Class IV);

(17) titanium dioxide; or

(18) any additive that is substantially similar to an

additive specified in Subdivisions (1) through (17).

(d) This section does not apply to the sale of a food

offered:

(1) by a restaurant through a contract with the school

district or open-enrollment charter school; or

(2) through a vending machine.

SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2027-2028

school year.

SECTION 4. 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, 2027.