Legislation, Policies, and Initiatives
Many states and cities around the country will introduce legislation to impose taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages in the new legislative session. As those bills are filed, they will be entered into the Rudd Center's Legislation Database where their progress will be monitored.
- Rudd Center Legislation Database
- Maps of Tax Legislation
- List of Policy Options to Reduce Consumption
- ChangeLab Solution's Model Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Legislation
- California's Joint Hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Obesity and Diabetes - November 5, 2009
- Earmarks Proposed in SSB Tax Legislation
Policy Briefs
- Bridging the Gap: Soda and Snack Taxes
- Estimating the Potential Impact of Sugar-Sweetened and Other Beverage Excise Taxes in Illinois
- First 5 LA - Sugary Drinks: A Big Problem for Little Kids
Public Health Campaigns and Initiatives
Initiatives to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages are springing up regularly across the country. The Rudd Center tracks these initiatives – policy changes within organizations and municipalities, media campaigns, pledges, contests, educational websites, and more. We have compiled the information in three formats:
- Map of Initiatives since 2009
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This map shows state-by-state sugar-sweetened beverage initiatives that have been implemented since 2009 and tax legislation filed since 2009. Although none of the bills have passed, they are included to illustrate the growing interest in taxes to reduce consumption.
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- Healthy Beverage Campaigns Slides
- These slides visually lay out the various initiatives and can be used for presentations.
- Healthy Beverage Campaigns List
- This Excel spreadsheet describes each of the initiatives, with links to their websites if available.
