Arizona: HB2164
Kansas School Ultra-Processed Additives Reform
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Bill Information
Summary
Bill Summary
HB 2164 bans a defined list of ultra‑processed additives (including certain dyes, preservatives, and processing agents) from reimbursable and free/reduced‑price school meals beginning in 2027‑2028. It requires schools to certify compliance during health inspections and correct and publicly disclose any violations. The bill also mandates at least 30 minutes of supervised daily recess for K–5 students on full school days and creates a Kansas state physical fitness test, aligned with the presidential test, to be given annually to all students in grades 1–12. Finally, it updates the school term law so that up to one hour per day of organized recess counts toward required instructional time.
Why It Matters to MAHA
The Make America Healthy Again Movement supports HB 2164 because it directly removes key ultra‑processed additives from the school meals many children rely on every day. By guaranteeing daily recess and measuring fitness statewide, it builds regular movement and objective health markers into the core school experience, not just optional programs. Counting organized recess as instructional time also helps protect that movement time from being squeezed out by academic and testing pressures. Together, these changes move Kansas schools toward MAHA’s vision of real food plus daily activity as the default for kids.
Introduced
01/21/2025
In Committee
03/24/2025
Crossed Over
02/24/2025
Passed
04/09/2025
Enacted
04/14/2025
Sponsors
Leo Biasiucci
Republican Representative (AZ)
Selina Bliss
Republican Representative (AZ)
Lisa Fink
Republican Representative (AZ)
John Gillette
Republican Representative (AZ)
Consuelo Hernandez
Democratic Representative (AZ)
Teresa Martinez
Republican Representative (AZ)
James Taylor
Republican Representative (AZ)
Julie Willoughby
Republican Representative (AZ)
Justin Wilmeth
Republican Representative (AZ)
Hildy Angius
Republican Senator (AZ)
Janae Shamp
Republican Senator (AZ)