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 Bill Status of HB5036  96th General Assembly


Short Description:  MENU EDUC & LABELING ACT

House Sponsors
Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Menu Education and Labeling Act. Requires restaurants and similar retail food establishments to post a sign informing their customers that certain foods on their menus may be high in calories, grams of saturated fat plus trans fat, and milligrams of sodium per serving, which has been known to cause diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/22/2010HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  1/25/2010HouseFirst Reading
  1/25/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/16/2010HouseAssigned to Consumer Protection Committee
  3/15/2010HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

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