# New Hampshire SB577: (New Title) prohibiting the use and recommending avoidance of specific color additives in meals offered or made available by public schools as a part of school breakfast and lunch meal programs. New Hampshire SB577, (New Title) prohibiting the use and recommending avoidance of specific color additives in meals offered or made available by public schools as a part of school breakfast and lunch meal programs., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-09 (Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 270; Effective 07/01/2028); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB577-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New Hampshire SB577 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: (New Title) prohibiting the use and recommending avoidance of specific color additives in meals offered or made available by public schools as a part of school breakfast and lunch meal programs. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-11-25 - Last action: 2026-07-09, Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 270; Effective 07/01/2028 - Sponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Anita D Burroughs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carry Spier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (15) - 2026-07-09: Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 270; Effective 07/01/2028 (Senate) - 2026-06-17: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 45 (House) - 2026-06-17: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14 (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Sen. Ward Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1778h: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 17 (House) - 2026-05-14: Amendment # 2026-1778h: AA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 17 (House) - 2026-05-06: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1778h (NT) 05/04/2026 (Vote 15-2; CC) HC 19 P. 12 (House) - 2026-04-29: Executive Session: 05/04/2026 10:30 am GP 232 (House) - 2026-03-17: Public Hearing: 03/25/2026 10:00 am GP 232 (House) - 2026-02-26: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 5 P. 127 (House) - 2026-02-19: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/19/2026; SJ 4 (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/19/2026, Vote 5-0; SC 6 (Senate) - 2025-12-11: Hearing: 01/20/2026, Map Room, SL, 10:00 am; SC 46 (Senate) - 2025-12-11: ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 01/13/2026, Map Room, SL, 09:45 am; SC 45 (Senate) - 2025-11-25: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 1 (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-06-17: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1433&inflession=2025) - Introduced, 2025-11-25: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22256) - CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=34103) - Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33135) ## Related bills - HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law) - HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed) - HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed) - SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed) - CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed) - HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1433&inflession=2025) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22256) - [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=34103) - [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33135) ## Related - [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026) - [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026) - [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026) - [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026) - [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026) - [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026) - [New Hampshire bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire/bills) - [New Hampshire state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB577-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).