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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 912
Author: Mitchell (D)
Amended: 4/21/14
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE : 8-1, 4/8/14
AYES: Correa, Berryhill, Cannella, De Le�n, Galgiani, Lieu,
Padilla, Torres
NOES: Vidak
NO VOTE RECORDED: Hernandez, Vacancy
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 6-0, 4/28/14
AYES: De Le�n, Gaines, Hill, Lara, Padilla, Steinberg
NO VOTE RECORDED: Walters
SUBJECT : State property: vending machines
SOURCE : American Heart Association/American Stroke
Association
California Center for Public Health Advocacy
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
DIGEST : This bill removes a sunset clause and thereby makes
permanent an existing law requiring operators of vending
machines on designated state property to stock the machines with
specified percentages of food and beverages that meet accepted
nutritional guidelines; and makes related technical changes.
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Existing law:
1.Requires a vendor that operates or maintains a vending
machine, as defined, on state property to offer at least 35%
of the food, and at least one-third of the beverages in a
vending machine that meets accepted nutritional guidelines.
2.Specifies that a separate one-third of the beverages offered
in the vending machine shall either meet accepted nutritional
guidelines or be flavored milk, beverages containing less than
20 calories per 12-ounce serving, or beverages that are
composed of at least 50% fruit juice that may contain
non-caloric sweetener. The remaining one-third of the
beverages offered in the vending machine may be any beverage
allowed by law.
3.Provides that if a vendor operates or maintains two or more
vending machines that are located next to each other, the
requirements may be met by calculating the percentage of the
total food and beverages offered in all of the adjacent
machines.
4.Defines "accepted nutritional guidelines" as:
A. Beverages that are the following or meet the following
standards:
Water.
Milk, including, but not limited to, soy milk, rice
milk, and other similar dairy or nondairy milk.
Electrolyte replacement beverages that do not
contain more than 42 grams of added sweetener, as
defined, per 20-ounce serving.
100% fruit juice.
Fruit-based drinks that are composed of no less than
50% fruit juice and that have no added sweeteners.
A. Food that meets the following standards:
Not more than 35% of its total calories are from
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fat, except that this does not apply to nuts, seeds, or
whole grain products.
Not more than 10% of its total calories are from
saturated fats.
Not more than 35% of its total weight is from sugar,
except that this does not apply to fruits and vegetables.
This bill:
1.Removes a sunset clause and thereby makes permanent an
existing law requiring operators of vending machines on
designated state property to stock the machines with specified
percentages of food and beverages that meet accepted
nutritional guidelines.
2.Makes related technical changes to existing law.
Background
Since 2008, state law has required that one-third of beverages,
and 35% of the food (since 2011), in vending machines on state
property meet minimal nutritional standards. However, a January
1, 2015 sunset on existing law threatens to eliminate these
healthier options for consumers. This bill simply preserves
existing law by removing the sunset on the required nutritional
guidelines, thereby providing consumers with the continued
opportunity to make healthy choices.
Comments
The author's office states that healthier food options in state
buildings will help reduce the prevalence and cost of
diet-related diseases, while promoting the well-being of state
employees and the general public. The author's office states
further that California has been a leader in promoting healthy
choices in the vending machines on state property.
California is in the midst of an obesity and diabetes epidemic
and now is not the time to abandon this modest but important
policy, according to the author's office.
The author's office states that studies have shown a
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relationship between the physical and social environments at the
workplace and the health behaviors of employees. Nearly half of
our waking hours are spent at the workplace, and the foods
available in employee cafeterias, vending machines, and
work-sponsored events frequently determine what people eat
throughout the day. As one of the first states in the country
to implement nutrition standards and prohibit sugar-sweetened
beverages in our schools, California should continue to be a
leader in creating healthy food environments.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, unknown,
likely minor impact on state special fund revenues derived from
vending machine receipts. (Vending Stand Fund and Business
Enterprise Vending Machine Account)
SUPPORT : (Verified 4/29/14)
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
(co-source)
California Center for Public Health Advocacy (co-source)
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (co-source)
ACCESS Women's Health Justice
ACT for Women and Girls
AFSCME
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles
Black Women for Wellness
California Automatic Vendors Council
California Black Health Network
California Food Policy Advocates
California Immigrant Policy Center
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
California Medical Association
California Partnership
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
California WIC Association
Cal-Islanders Humanitarian Association
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Central Valley Partnership for Citizenship
Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Idigena Oaxaqueno - Fresno
Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Idigena Oaxaqueno -
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Greenfield
Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Idigena Oaxaqueno - Los
Angeles
Chinese Progressive Association
Clinica Msr. Oscar A. Romero
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
Congress of California Seniors
Council of Mexican Federations
County Health Executives Association of California
Day One, Inc.
Earth Mama Healing
El Quinto Sol
Fresno Center for New Americans
Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries
Guam Communications Network
Having Our Say Coalition
Health Access
Korean Community Center of the East Bay
Korean Resource Center
Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
Libreria del Pueblo
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Madera Coalition
Mid-City CAN
Pacific Islander Cancer Survivors Network
Prevention Institute
Roots Community Health Center/Roots Community Health Alliance
Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network
South Asian Network
SSG/Pals for Health
Strategic Alliance for Healthy Food and Activity Environments
Street Level Health Project
United Taxi Workers of San Diego
Vision y Compromiso
Young Invincibles
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The supporting organizations stress the
need to make sure that California does not go backwards from the
progress it has made in combating the obesity epidemic. More
than half of adults and teens in the state are either overweight
or obese. Supporters also note that the foods available in
employee cafeterias, vending machines, and work-sponsored events
frequently determine what people eat throughout the day. They
also note that today, in addition to the existing requirements
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on vending machines in state buildings, 15 cities and counties
in California have adopted nutritional standards for vending
machines on government property. They believe that California
should continue to be a leader in creating healthy food
environments.
MW:e 4/29/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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