H5012

Relative to students accessing food and nutritional information

Introduced·1/7/26
Introduced Text

Massachusetts H5012 mandates schools and higher education institutions to provide comprehensive food and nutritional information for students with.

Massachusetts H5012 requires public, private, and charter schools, as well as institutions of higher education, to display comprehensive food and nutritional information for students with medically restricted diets on their websites. This includes details on safe food handling, gluten-free and allergen-free menus, enrollment instructions, and contact information for food service and disability services. The bill aims to ensure students with conditions like celiac disease or food allergies have easy access to necessary dietary information.

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Where it stands

Current
Ways and Means Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

D
1
0
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Mar 19

12:00 PM

Joint Committee on Higher Education Hearing

History

May 20

House

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Mar 9

Joint

Hearing scheduled for 03/19/2026 from 12:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1

Jan 27

Senate

Senate concurred