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S 1570

Permits any child who is at least fourteen years of age to have administered to himself or herself certain immunizations required or recommended by law

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Brad Hoylman-Sigal and 4 co-sponsors

Requires state-owned vending machines to offer a growing share of foods/beverages meeting evidence-based nutritional standards, with phased compliance and annual reporting.

REFERRED TO HEALTH
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Bill Summary · S 1570

Summary — S.1570 (Senate No. 1570): Expanding access to healthy food choices in vending machines on state property

Note: the bill text provided is a Massachusetts Senate bill (filed as Senate No. 1570 by Jason M. Lewis) titled “An Act relative to expanding access to healthy food choices in vending machines on state property.” The top-line title in the request about immunizations appears to be unrelated to the bill text; this summary addresses the vending‑machine bill as drafted.

Purpose

Require vending machines on Commonwealth-owned or managed property to offer a growing share of foods and beverages that meet evidence‑based nutritional standards, to expand access to healthier snack and beverage options for people using state buildings, parks, rest stops, campuses, and state hospitals.

Key provisions

  • Amends chapter 6, section 133A to change an existing dated reporting/requirement phrase from “no later than December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and eighty-three” to “annually, on or before December 31.” (Section 1)
  • Adds new Section 245 to chapter 111 establishing:
    • Definitions (commissioner = Dept. of Public Health; “government property”; “vending machine”; “vendor” meaning licensed Randolph‑Shepard vendors; “non RSA‑vendor”; and “nutritional standards”).
    • The Commissioner of Public Health must promulgate regulations establishing nutritional and procurement standards for foods/beverages sold in vending machines on state property. These standards must be evidence‑based and meet or exceed the GSA’s “Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities.”
    • Phased compliance schedules:
    • Non‑RSA vendors (those not licensed under Randolph‑Shepard) must offer vending machines with 20% items meeting standards after 1 year; 40% after 2 years; 60% after 3 years; and 75% (or higher) after 4 years and thereafter.
    • RSA vendors (licensed blind vendors under state licensing statutes) have a more gradual schedule: 10% after 1 year; 30% after 2 years; 50% after 3 years; 60% after 4 years; and 75% (or higher) after 5 years and thereafter.
    • The Commissioner must:
    • Review and, if necessary, update standards five years after enactment and every five years thereafter.
    • Establish rules on display of nutritional information on or near machines and require that items meeting standards be prominently placed (prime selling positions).
    • Designate a department position to provide training, monitor compliance, and produce an annual implementation report (including compliance assessment, issues, and recommendations).
    • Notify current vendors and require future vending contracts to include a clause that items meet the nutritional standards.
    • Enforcement: vendors found noncompliant may have contracts terminated, but must be given 60 days to cure before termination.
  • The printed bill text is truncated at subsection (f); that clause and any further exceptions or limitations are not fully visible in the provided text.

Who is affected

  • Vending machine operators on state property, including:
    • Non‑RSA (commercial) vending contractors
    • Vendors licensed under Randolph‑Shepard (licensed blind vendors)
  • State departments and agencies that own/manage properties with vending machines (offices, rest stops, parks, campuses, hospitals)
  • People who use vending machines on state property (employees, visitors, students)
  • State procurement and contracting officers

Implementation timeline and reviews

  • Phased compliance over 1–5 years depending on vendor type (see above).
  • Department of Public Health reviews standards 5 years after enactment and every 5 years thereafter.
  • Commissioner to produce annual implementation/compliance reports.

Procedural status (from provided actions)

  • Filed in the Massachusetts Senate (Senate Docket No. 1752; filed 1/16/2025).
  • Introduced/read and referred to committee; legislative entries show referral to Public Health / Health committee and hearings scheduled (e.g., hearings rescheduled for 9/10/2025). (Some calendar entries in the supplied metadata are inconsistent; core status: bill has been referred to committee and hearings are scheduled.)

Notes / caveats

  • The text excerpt ends mid‑sentence; subsection (f) and possibly other clauses are truncated. Final scope may include exceptions or additional provisions not visible here.
  • Several items in the supplied metadata (sponsor lists and an alternate bill title about immunizations) appear inconsistent with the Massachusetts bill text; this summary is based only on the vending‑machine bill text (Senate No. 1570 filed by Jason M. Lewis).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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