Food Waste Reduction in Public Schools

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Recent Bill --> Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary: The act encourages each local education provider to adopt a policy to reduce food waste in school cafeterias and food preparation facilities (policy). The policy may address food waste diversion and aversion initiatives, including composting, donation of excess food to local nonprofits, or share table programs that permit students to return whole food or beverage items for redistribution to other students. A local education provider that implements a policy shall comply with all applicable sanitation and health requirements, including protocols to prevent student exposure to allergens, and shall require school personnel to complete related safety training. Current law establishes the Colorado circular communities enterprise (enterprise) to award grants and other funding and to provide technical assistance to certain entities throughout the state that pursue a circular economy for waste management, including waste diversion and aversion. The act requires the enterprise to consider reducing food waste by incentivizing public schools to develop and implement effective composting, excess food donation, or share table programs. The act extends limited immunity from civil and criminal liability to school personnel and local education providers that supervise food and beverage redistribution in accordance with policies that include share tables. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) bill-detail#toggle' id='read-more-less-btn'> Read more Prime Sponsors Representative Ron Weinberg Representative Lisa Feret Senator Janice Rich Senator Janice Marchman Committees House Education Senate Education Share: If you require reasonable accessibility accommodation to access this content, please email accessibility@coleg.gov . Status Became Law Introduced Passed Became Law Related Documents & Information Bill Text Fiscal Committees Votes Amendments Bill History Sponsors Session Laws Bill Text Fiscal Committees Votes Amendments Bill History Sponsors Session Laws All Versions (7) Date Version Documents 04/17/2025 Signed Act PDF 04/08/2025 Final Act PDF 03/18/2025 Rerevised PDF 03/17/2025 Revised PDF 02/19/2025 Reengrossed PDF 02/18/2025 Engrossed PDF 01/08/2025 Introduced PDF Preamended Versions (2) Date Version Documents 03/13/2025 Senate Education Preamend PDF 02/14/2025 House Education Preamend PDF Fiscal Notes (2) Date Version Documents 07/17/2025 Final Fiscal Note PDF 01/10/2025 Initial Fiscal Note PDF 03/12/2025 | Senate Education (2) Activity Vote Documents Adopt amendment L.002 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary Refer House Bill 25-1059, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0. Vote summary Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF 02/13/2025 | House Education (2) Activity Vote Documents Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary Refer House Bill 25-1059, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0. Vote summary Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF House Votes (3) Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document 03/28/2025 Senate Amendments REPASS 58 AYE 5 NO 2 OTHER Vote record 03/28/2025 Senate Amendments CONCUR 53 AYE 10 NO 2 OTHER Vote record 02/19/2025 Third Reading BILL 60 AYE 3 NO 2 OTHER Vote record Senate Votes (1) Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document 03/18/2025 Third Reading BILL 32 AYE 1 NO 1 OTHER Vote record Amendments (2) Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents 03/12/2025 L.002 SEN Education Passed [*] PDF 02/13/2025 L.001 HOU Education Passed [*] PDF * Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate. ** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information. Bill history (14) Date Location Action 04/17/2025 Governor Governor Signed 04/08/2025 Governor Sent to the Governor 04/08/2025 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate 04/07/2025 House Signed by the Speaker of the House 03/28/2025 House House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass 03/19/2025 House House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily 03/18/2025 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 03/17/2025 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee 03/12/2025 Senate Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/20/2025 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education 02/19/2025 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 02/18/2025 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee 02/13/2025 House House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole 01/08/2025 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education Sponsors Prime Sponsor Rep. L. Feret | Rep. R. Weinberg Sen. J. Marchman | Sen. J. Rich Sponsor Sen. F. Winter Co-Sponsor Rep. J. Bacon | Rep. C. Barron | Rep. A. Boesenecker | Rep. K. Brown | Rep. S. Camacho | Rep. C. Clifford | Rep. M. Duran | Rep. C. Espenoza | Rep. M. Froelich | Rep. J. Jackson | Rep. S. Lieder | Rep. M. Lindsay | Rep. W. Lindstedt | Rep. M. Lukens | Rep. M. Martinez | Rep. T. Mauro | Rep. K. McCormick | Rep. J. Phillips | Rep. M. Rutinel | Rep. G. Rydin | Rep. L. Smith | Rep. K. Stewart | Rep. T. Story | Rep. B. Titone | Rep. A. Valdez | Rep. E. Velasco | Rep. S. Woodrow Sen. M. Ball | Sen. J. Coleman | Sen. L. Cutter | Sen. J. Gonzales | Sen. I. Jodeh | Sen. C. Kipp | Sen. D. Michaelson Jenet | Sen. K. Mullica | Sen. D. 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