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  89R14632 BCH-D     By: Shofner H.B. No. 3456       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to prohibiting high fructose corn syrup from being   included in drinks sold by school districts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 33.9011 to read as follows:           Sec.   33.9011.     PROHIBITION ON HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP IN   DRINKS SOLD BY SCHOOLS. (a)   Except as otherwise provided by   Subsection (b), a school district or open-enrollment charter school   may not sell any drink that contains high fructose corn syrup.           (b)     This section does not apply to the sale of drinks by a   school district or open-enrollment charter school at a sporting   event or other special event sponsored or organized by the district   or school.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.