Key Votes
SB 68 - Prohibits Food with Trans Fat in Schools - Key Vote
Colorado Key Votes
John Hickenlooper signed this Legislation.
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Stages
- June 4, 2012 Executive Signed
- May 9, 2012 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 9, 2012 House Bill Passed
- April 10, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 13, 2012 Introduced
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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - June 4, 2012
Title: Prohibits Food with Trans Fat in Schools
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) - May 9, 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed With Amendment (House) (-) - May 9, 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (18-17) - April 10, 2012(Key vote)
Title: Prohibits Food with Trans Fat in Schools
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Vote to pass a bill that prohibits industrially produced trans fat in food and beverages provided to students in public schools and charter schools, effective September 1, 2013.
- Prohibits public schools and charter schools from providing or producing on school grounds any food or beverages with “industrially produced trans fat” for student consumption including, but not limited to, food and beverages available in a school cafeteria, school store, or vending machine (Secs. 2 & 3).
- Defines “industrially produced trans fat” as vegetable shortening, margarine, or any type of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil that contains more than 0 grams of trans fat per serving (Secs. 2 & 3).
- Exempts from the provisions of this act any food or beverage made by a meal program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or that is a part of a fundraising effort conducted by one or more students, parents, or teachers (Secs. 2 & 3).
- Appropriates $6,800 for consulting services of the federal nutrition program in order to implement this act (Sec. 4).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 13, 2012
Title: Prohibits Food with Trans Fat in Schools
Sponsors
- Lucia Guzman (CO - D)
- Thomas W. 'Tom' Massey Jr. (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Betty Boyd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Morgan L. Carroll (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joyce Foster (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Evie Hudak (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeanne Nicholson (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lois A. Tochtrop (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Suzanne S. Williams (CO - D) (Out Of Office)