New Calif. Bill Would Add Two-Cent Fee on Sugary Drinks
A new California bill (AB 1357) aims to add a 2-cent-per-ounce fee on sugary drinks that would generate about $3 billion annually to launch a program to prevent and treat dental disease, diabetes, heart disease and obesity. The bill was announced by Assembly member Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), the American Heart Association and the Latino Coalition for a Health California.
- "Legislator Supports Fees on Sugary Drinks" (MacNeil/Castillo, Santa Monica Daily Press, 5/6).