# Alaska SB 187: SCHOOL NUTRITION/MEAL: PROHIBIT FOOD DYES

Alaska SB 187, SCHOOL NUTRITION/MEAL: PROHIBIT FOOD DYES, is a 34th Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Bill Wielechowski (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-06-19 ((S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 1/1/28); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB187-34
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Alaska SB 187
- State: Alaska
- Session: 34th Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: SCHOOL NUTRITION/MEAL: PROHIBIT FOOD DYES
- Status: became law
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-25
- Last action: 2026-06-19, (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 1/1/28
- Sponsor: Bill Wielechowski (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Alaska school meals ban seven food dyes: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2028, Alaska public schools cannot serve foods or drinks containing seven listed dyes. These are Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, and Green 3. The ban applies to school-provided breakfast and lunch served to enrolled students during a school day. It does not c…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill Wielechowski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ted Eischeid (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robyn Niayuq Frier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alyse Galvin (Not), House
- Cosponsor: Ky Holland (Not), House
- Cosponsor: Andy Josephson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Calvin Schrage (Not), House

## Bill text

- Enrolled SB 187, 2026-05-15: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0187Z), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0187Z.PDF)
- CSSB 187(EDC), 2026-03-23: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0187B), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0187B.PDF)
- SB 187, 2025-04-25: [HTML](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0187A), [PDF](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0187A.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (became law)
- SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE (became law)
- SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY (became law)
- HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET (signed)
- HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP (signed)
- HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY (became law)

## Sources
- [Enrolled SB 187 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0187Z)
- [Enrolled SB 187 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0187Z.PDF)
- [CSSB 187(EDC) (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0187B)
- [CSSB 187(EDC) (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0187B.PDF)
- [SB 187 (HTML)](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=SB0187A)
- [SB 187 (PDF)](https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/SB0187A.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 178: EXPAND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB178-34)
- [SB 104: VEHICLES/BOATS: TRANSFER ON DEATH TITLE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB104-34)
- [SB 86: MONEY TRANSMISSION; VIRTUAL CURRENCY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB86-34)
- [HB 265: APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB265-34)
- [HB 263: APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET;FUNDS;SUPP](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB263-34)
- [HB 239: CRIME/CNTRL SUBST/ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-HB239-34)
- [Alaska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska/bills)
- [Alaska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alaska)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AK-SB187-34 (as of 2026-11-04).