Kansas b2025_26 Biennium Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

HB2425 — Determining food that contains specific color additives to be adulterated.

Last action — Died in Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 08, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

AN ACT concerning public health; relating to the Kansas food, drug and cosmetic act; determining food containing specific food or color additives to be adulterated; prohibiting the use of adulterated food as an ingredient in any meal provided by schools as part of certain food service programs; providing certain exceptions for foods adulterated by specific food or color additives, including sales of less than $5,000; determining drugs containing synthetic color additives to be adulterated; providing that the processing, storage or distribution of any drug containing synthetic color additives is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not more than $500,000 per violation and is a drug severity level 5 felony; amending K.S.A. 65-657, 65-664, 65-668 and 65-682 and repealing the existing sections.

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Action History

  1. Died in Committee

  2. Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Introduced

  4. Prefiled for Introduction on Thursday, January 8, 2026

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (164)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB2425 do?
AN ACT concerning public health; relating to the Kansas food, drug and cosmetic act; determining food containing specific food or color additives to be adulterated; prohibiting the use of adulterated food as an ingredient in any meal provided by schools as part of certain food service programs; providing certain exceptions for foods adulterated by specific food or color additives, including sales of less than $5,000; determining drugs containing synthetic color additives to be adulterated; providing that the processing, storage or distribution of any drug containing synthetic color additives is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not more than $500,000 per violation and is a drug severity level 5 felony; amending K.S.A. 65-657, 65-664, 65-668 and 65-682 and repealing the existing sections.
Who sponsors HB2425?
HB2425 is sponsored by Kevin Schwertfeger (Republican).
What is the current status of HB2425?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 08, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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