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SB2112HIIntroduced 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Additives In Food.

Last status update Jan 21, 2026

What this measure contains

Beginning January 1, 2027, bans the manufacture, sale, offer of sale, or distribution in the State of any food for human consumption that contains petroleum-based synthetic food dyes and synthetic chemical additives. (SD1)

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Legislative path

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  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by AEN

Decision stages

  1. Agriculture and Environment (AEN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    1 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2112
MemberAEN
Introduced		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023Excused
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye*
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye*
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye*

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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Legislative history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to AEN, CPN.

  4. The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  6. Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2568) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.

  8. Re-Referred to AEN, CPN/WAM.

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