Bill History/Action for Legislature

Bill SB 187
Current Status (H) EDC
Status Date 04/21/2026

Bill Version CSSB 187(EDC)
Short Title SCHOOL NUTRITION/MEAL: PROHIBIT FOOD DYES

Sponsor(S) SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI
REPRESENTATIVES Josephson, Holland, Frier, Eischeid
HearingMay 04 Monday 8:00 AM (H)EDUCATION at DAVIS 106 TELECONFERENCED
Title "An Act prohibiting certain food additives in public school meals; and providing for an effective date."

Actions
Full Text
Fiscal Notes
Amendments
Minutes and Audio
Documents

Version	Amended Name	PDF	Date	House	Senate
Full Text of SB 187			Intro/ Offered	Passed
SB0187A	SB 187	pdf	04/25/2025
SB0187B	CSSB 187(EDC)	pdf	03/23/2026		04/20/2026

Fiscal Action Summary

Fiscal Note	Preparer	Date	Chamber	Fiscal Impact	Cmte Report	Approp Bill
SB 187				Published
pdf Fiscal Note 1	Education & Early Dev.	03/23/2026	S	N	SEDC, SHSS

Bill Amendments Summary

Bill : SB 187

Amendments that are adopted are incorporated into the next version of the bill.
PDF versions of the amendment may have slight variations from the Journal entry. The Journal should be considered the authoritative version.

Amendment	Chamber	Action	Date	Page	PDF
			Action	Journal

House and Senate Minutes/Recordings

Bill : SB 187

Meeting Date	Start Time	Title
5/4/2026	8:00 AM	HOUSE EDUCATION
4/27/2026	8:00 AM	HOUSE EDUCATION	Audio/Video
4/14/2026	3:30 PM	SENATE HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES	Audio/Video
4/7/2026	3:30 PM	SENATE HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES	Audio/Video
3/20/2026	3:30 PM	SENATE EDUCATION	Audio/Video
2/25/2026	3:30 PM	SENATE EDUCATION	Audio/Video

Documents for Bill SB 187 34th Legislature

Additional documents may be added - continue to check back.

Document Name	Date/Time	Subjects
SB187 Version N Sponsor Statement.pdf	HEDC 4/27/2026 8:00:00 AM	SB 187
SB187 Version N Sectional Analysis.pdf	HEDC 4/27/2026 8:00:00 AM	SB 187
SB187 Supporting Document - USPIRG Removing Food Dyes from Our Children's School Meal.pdf	HEDC 4/27/2026 8:00:00 AM	SB 187
SB187 Supporting Document - Synthetic Colors in Food A Warning for Children's Health.pdf	HEDC 4/27/2026 8:00:00 AM	SB 187
SB187 Supporting Document - Potential impacts of synthetic food dyes on activity and attention in children.pdf	HEDC 4/27/2026 8:00:00 AM	SB 187
SB187 Supporting Document - Center for Science in the Public Interest.pdf	HEDC 4/27/2026 8:00:00 AM	SB 187
SB 187 Summary of Changes Version A to Version N.pdf	HEDC 4/27/2026 8:00:00 AM	SB 187
SB 187 Fiscal Note EED-CN 02.24.2026.pdf	HEDC 4/27/2026 8:00:00 AM	SB 187
CSSB 187 (EDC).pdf	HEDC 4/27/2026 8:00:00 AM	SB 187
SB 187 Prohibit Food Dyes in Public School meals.pdf	SHSS 4/14/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187
IACM AK SB 187 opp letter final.pdf	SHSS 4/14/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187
SB 187 Version N - Senate ED CS 03.20.2026.pdf	SEDC 3/20/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187
SB 187 Summary of Changes - Version A to N 03.20.2026.pdf	SEDC 3/20/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187
SB 187 Testimony - Alaska Community Action on Toxics 02.25.2026.pdf	SEDC 2/25/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187
SB 187 Fiscal Note EED-CN 02.24.2026.pdf	SEDC 2/25/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187
SB 187 Testimony - Carlee Johnson McIntosh 02.23.2026.pdf	SEDC 2/25/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187
SB187 Version A Sponsor Statement 02.11.2026.pdf	SEDC 2/25/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187
SB187 Version A Sectional Analysis 02.11.2026.pdf	SEDC 2/25/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187
SB187 Supporting Document - USPIRG Removing Food Dyes from School Meals 02.11.2026.pdf	SEDC 2/25/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187
SB187 Supporting Document - Synthetic Colors in Food A Warning for Children 02.11.2026.pdf	SEDC 2/25/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187
SB187 Supporting Document - Potential impacts of synthetic food dyes on children 02.11.2026.pdf	SEDC 2/25/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187
SB187 Supporting Document - Center for Science in the Public Interest 02.11.2026.pdf	SEDC 2/25/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187
SB 187 Version A 02.12.2026.pdf	SEDC 2/25/2026 3:30:00 PM	SB 187

Jrn Date	Jrn Page	Text
4/25/2025	954	(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
4/25/2025	954	(S) EDC, HSS
2/25/2026	Text	(S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
2/25/2026	Text	(S) Heard & Held
3/20/2026	Text	(S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
3/20/2026	Text	(S) Moved CSSB 187(EDC) Out of Committee
3/23/2026	2025	(S) EDC RPT CS 2NR 2DP 1DNP SAME TITLE
3/23/2026	2025	(S) NR: TOBIN, KIEHL
3/23/2026	2025	(S) DP: YUNDT, STEVENS
3/23/2026	2025	(S) DNP: BJORKMAN
3/23/2026	2025	(S) FN1: ZERO(EED)
4/7/2026	Text	(S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
4/7/2026	Text	(S) Heard & Held
4/14/2026	Text	(S) HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
4/14/2026	Text	(S) Moved CSSB 187(EDC) Out of Committee
4/15/2026	2246	(S) HSS RPT CS(EDC) 2NR 2DP
4/15/2026	2246	(S) NR: DUNBAR, MYERS
4/15/2026	2246	(S) DP: TOBIN, GIESSEL
4/15/2026	2246	(S) FN1: ZERO(EED)
4/15/2026	2249	(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/15/2026
4/15/2026	2249	(S) READ THE SECOND TIME
4/15/2026	2249	(S) EDC CS ADOPTED UC
4/15/2026	2249	(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/16 CAL
4/16/2026	2262	(S) NOT TAKEN UP 4/16 - ON 4/20 CALENDAR
4/20/2026	2286	(S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 187(EDC)
4/20/2026	2287	(S) PASSED Y19 N- E1
4/20/2026	2287	(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
4/20/2026	2292	(S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
4/20/2026	2292	(S) VERSION: CSSB 187(EDC)
4/21/2026	2239	(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
4/21/2026	2239	(H) EDC
4/21/2026	2239	(H) REFERRED TO EDUCATION
4/22/2026	2264	(H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): JOSEPHSON, HOLLAND
4/24/2026	2293	(H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): FRIER
4/27/2026	Text	(H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106
4/27/2026	Text	(H) Heard & Held
4/30/2026	2365	(H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): EISCHEID
5/4/2026	Text	(H) EDUCATION at 08:00 AM DAVIS 106