School meals: State Healthy Food Access Policy.
This may create job opportunities in local farming and food production to meet school food supply requirements.
Do you support it?
Want to know if it passes?
We'll email you when AB 2535 moves — a committee vote, a floor vote, or a signature. Nothing else.
Free forever · unsubscribe in one click.
Your answer was recorded either way.
Which district are you in?
Your ZIP is all we need to match you to your own representatives — so we can tell you how they voted on AB 2535.
You're tracking AB 2535
We'll email you the moment it moves.
AB 2535 — School meals: State Healthy Food Access Policy.
Last action — In committee: Held under submission.
No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.
-
1Introduced
-
2In Committee
-
3Passed Assembly
-
4Passed Senate
-
5To Executive
-
6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced February 20, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
LowHow often bills like it became law.
-
Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
-
1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
-
Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
-
Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
In plain language
This bill promotes access to healthy food from local sources in California schools.
AB 2535 revises California's food access policy to emphasize locally grown food. It mandates state agencies to enhance farm-to-fork infrastructure and encourages educational institutions to adopt similar practices in their food services.
What this means for you
- Workers: This may create job opportunities in local farming and food production to meet school food supply requirements.
Summary
Existing law establishes various food assistance programs, including the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing law declares that it is the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food. Existing law requires all relevant state agencies, as specified, to consider this state policy when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, and grant criteria when those policies, regulations, and grant criteria are pertinent to the distribution of sufficient affordable food. This bill would revise that declaration to provide that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food that is locally grown and raised. The bill would require the specified state agencies to, within existing resources, identify opportunities and strategies to improve farm-to-fork infrastructure, including, but not limited to, in public programs, particularly school meals and other nutrition initiatives. The bill would require the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and encourage the Regents of the University of California, to consider that state policy in their policies, guidelines, and procurement practices related to campus food services and student nutrition.
Bill Text
- Amended 03/16/26 - Amended Assembly Current pdf March 16, 2026
- Introduced 02/20/26 - Introduced pdf February 20, 2026
- AB2535 View text html
Action History
-
In committee: Held under submission.
-
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
-
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
-
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
-
Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.
-
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
-
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
-
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
-
Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- James Gallagher · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Gallagher, James Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ahrens, Patrick | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Elhawary, Sade | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Castillo, Leticia | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tangipa, David J. | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 2535 do?
- Existing law establishes various food assistance programs, including the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing law declares that it is the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food. Existing law requires all relevant state agencies, as specified, to consider this state policy when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, and grant criteria when those policies, regulations, and grant criteria are pertinent to the distribution of sufficient affordable food. This bill would revise that declaration to provide that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food that is locally grown and raised. The bill would require the specified state agencies to, within existing resources, identify opportunities and strategies to improve farm-to-fork infrastructure, including, but not limited to, in public programs, particularly school meals and other nutrition initiatives. The bill would require the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and encourage the Regents of the University of California, to consider that state policy in their policies, guidelines, and procurement practices related to campus food services and student nutrition.
- Who sponsors AB 2535?
- AB 2535 is sponsored by Gallagher, James (Republican).
- What is the current status of AB 2535?
- This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced February 20, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track AB 2535?
- Track AB 2535 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
Make your voice heard on AB 2535
Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.
Stay ahead of AB 2535
Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously
One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.
Track this bill →