# Vermont S.26: An act relating to prohibiting certain artificial dyes in foods and beverages served or sold at school

Vermont S.26, An act relating to prohibiting certain artificial dyes in foods and beverages served or sold at school, is a 2025-2026 Session Senate bill sponsored by Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-28 (Recommitted to Committee on Health and Welfare on motion of Senator Baruth) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont S.26
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to prohibiting certain artificial dyes in foods and beverages served or sold at school
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Recommitted to Committee on Health and Welfare on motion of Senator Baruth
- Sponsor: Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alison Clarkson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew J Perchlik (Democrat/Progressive), Senate
- Cosponsor: Anne E Watson (Democrat/Progressive), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian P Collamore (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Martine Larocque L Gulick (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nader A Hashim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca "Becca" E White (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Richard A Westman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wendy K Harrison (Democratic), Senate

## Bill text

- As Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0026/S-0026 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related bills

- H.955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system (signed)
- H.951: An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government (signed)
- H.957: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Williston (signed)
- H.952: An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment (signed)
- H.921: An act relating to alcoholic beverages (signed)
- H.915: An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0026/S-0026 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [H.955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H955-2026)
- [H.951: An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H951-2026)
- [H.957: An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Willist…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H957-2026)
- [H.952: An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H952-2026)
- [H.921: An act relating to alcoholic beverages](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H921-2026)
- [H.915: An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H915-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S26-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).