SB 390 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Substitute for SB 390 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Prohibiting certain additives in food provided by schools as part of certain federal food service programs and permitting federal pesticide warning or labeling requirements to satisfy any state pesticide warning or labeling requirements.

SB 390 prohibits Kansas schools participating in federal meal programs (like school lunch or breakfast programs) from serving foods containing 13 specific additives, including artificial colors (red 3, yellow 5), preservatives (BHA, BVO), and others, starting with the 2027-2028 school year. It directly affects all public and nonpublic Kansas schools serving free or reduced-price meals to students in grades K-12. Schools must certify compliance during annual inspections and submit corrective action plans if violations occur, posting these plans online for one year. The law amends Kansas food safety regulations to ban these additives in school meals, focusing on transparency and accountability for school food providers.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Last action Mar 20, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Introduced As Amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that the prohibition on specific food additives applies to both reimbursable meals and free or reduced-price meals. The amendment also reorganized the enforcement section to establish a two-year timeline, delaying the requirement for schools to submit corrective action plans and notify parents until the 2028-2029 school year.
Scope change
The scope of the prohibition was expanded to explicitly include reimbursable meals in addition to free and reduced-price meals.
REQUIREMENT

The list of prohibited food additives was updated to include the full 'FD&C' designation for each color additive (e.g., changing 'red 3' to 'FD&C red 3') and was modified to apply to reimbursable meals as well as free or reduced-price meals.

TIMELINE

The requirement for schools to submit corrective action plans and notify parents of violations was delayed from the initial inspection period to beginning in the 2028-2029 school year.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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