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MA H539
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michael Day
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AI Summary
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Establishes March 21 as Massachusetts Child Nutrition Day through an annual gubernatorial proclamation
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Requires food service management companies to ensure at least 50% of weekly school lunch entrées contain whole grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, or other fiber-rich proteins
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Limits ultra-processed entrée items to no more than 20% of weekly offerings; also restricts entrées exceeding 30 milligrams of cholesterol or 5% of calories from saturated fat
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Mandates food service providers publish itemized nutrition data monthly to demonstrate compliance
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Provides a three-year phase-in period from contract start date, with full compliance required no later than the 2033-2034 school year
Legislative Description
Relative to healthy school lunches
Last Action
Accompanied a new draft, see H4562
10/2/2025