Vermont H 868: An act relating to prohibiting the use of ultra-processed foods in school food programs

Status: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry (as of 2026-02-03)

State: Vermont · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: H 868

Sponsors: Michelle Bos-Lun, Brian Cina, Chloe Tomlinson, Christopher Morrow, Conor Casey, Esme Cole, Gregory Burtt, Jed Lipsky, John Bartholomew, John O'Brien, Kate Logan, Kate McCann, Leslie Goldman, Mollie Burke, Richard Nelson, Shawn Sweeney, Troy Headrick

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.868
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VT LEG #386944 v.2
H.868 1
SHORT FORM 2
Introduced by Representatives Bos-Lun of Westminster, Bartholomew of 3
Hartland, Burke of Brattleboro, Burtt of Cabot, Casey of 4
Montpelier, Cina of Burlington, Cole of Hartford, Goldman of 5
Rockingham, Headrick of Burlington, Lipsky of Stowe, Logan 6
of Burlington, McCann of Montpelier, Morrow of Weston, 7
Nelson of Derby, O’Brien of Tunbridge, Sweeney of Shelburne, 8
and Tomlinson of Winooski 9
Referred to Committee on 10
Date: 11
Subject: Education; transportation and board; school food programs; ultra-12
processed foods 13
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to establish 14
guidelines to phase out the use of ultra-processed foods and increase cooking 15
from scratch using more whole, fresh foods in Vermont’s school food 16
programs. 17
An act relating to prohibiting the use of ultra-processed foods in school 18
food programs 19

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.868
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VT LEG #386944 v.2
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 1
(TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 2

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