HB75

HB75


 * Title:** Forget the Shake Lose the Weight


 * Sponsor:** Madison Williams, Florida, Republican


 * Purpose:** The purpose of this bill is to stop obesity. Shopping malls need to serve healthier foods and not fry their foods. The food court food is too greasy, too fattening, and too large of a portion is served to people. When vegetables are offered the portion is too little. The majority of the food is bad for you. A law needs to be passed to make the food courts serve healthier food, serve larger portions of fruits and vegetables and smaller portions of high calorie foods. This will help with obseity because people will not be gaining a lot of weight if they eat healtier. A lot of people eat food from the food courts and if watched their diet they would be healthier and happier.


 * Eligibility:** This will benefit everyone by living a better life and not having to worry about watching their diet and getting sick.

1. The Health Department will inspect each food stand at every mall and determine if their food meets the healthy standard. 2. The Health Department will check for portion size, calorie count, and fat intake to determine what changes need to be made. 3. Mall stands will be given 3 months to comply with the new standards. 4. If the mall stands do not comply they will be fined $1000 and after 3 fines they will be shut down.
 * Terms and Benefits:**

Labor: Health Department Employees who will inspect the malls - $50,000 per employee
 * Fiscal Impact:**