Table 3.

Descriptive characteristics of healthy kids’ meal laws enacted in the United States from January 2010 through August 2020 (N=20^a)

Variable	Overall N (%)	Default Beverage (N=18) N (%)	Nutritional Standards (N=1) N (%)	Toy Restriction (N=2) N (%)
Jurisdictionb
City	14 (70)	14 (78)	1 (100)	0 (0)
County	3 (15)	1 (6)	0 (0)	2 (100)
State	3 (15)	3 (17)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Political affiliation of state governor
Democrat	15 (75)	15 (83)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Republican	5 (25)	3 (17)	1 (100)	2 (100)
Other	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Political affiliation of local executivec
Democrat	12 (71)	10 (67)	1 (100)	2 (100)
Republican	1 (6)	1 (7)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Other	4 (24)	4 (26)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Political affiliation of bill sponsor
Democrat	15 (75)	13 (72)	1 (100)	2 (100)
Nonpartisan	1 (5)	1 (6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Unable to determine	4 (20)	4 (22)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Decision-making bodyd
State Health Dept	3 (15)	3 (17)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Local Board of Supervisors	3 (15)	1 (6)	0 (0)	2 (100)
City Health Dept	5 (25)	5 (28)	0 (0)	0 (0)
City Council	4 (20)	4 (22)	0 (0)	0 (0)
City Board of Health	2 (10)	2 (11)	1 (100)	0 (0)
City Dept of Licenses & Inspections	1 (5)	1 (6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
City Health Initiative	1 (5)	1 (6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
City Housing & Human Services	1 (5)	1 (6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Preemptive language usede,f	1 (33)	1 (33)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Unanimous passage	7 (35)	7 (39)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Time from enactment to effective date
Less than 1 month	2 (10)	2 (11)	0 (0)	0 (0)
1 month	5 (25)	5 (28)	0 (0)	0 (0)
3 months	6 (30)	5 (28)	1 (100)	1 (50)
5 months	1 (5)	1 (6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
6 months	3 (15)	3 (17)	0 (0)	0 (0)
12 months	3 (15)	2 (11)	0 (0)	1 (50)
Fiscal note attached to billg	10 (50)	9 (50)	0 (0)	1 (50)
Policy note attached to billh	2 (10)	2 (11)	0 (0)	0 (0)

^aA bill may have more than one provision (e.g., a healthy default beverage provision and a nutritional standards provision).

^bOrdinances in San Francisco were passed at both the city and county levels. Here, the ordinance is counted only as a county-level bill because the legislation encompasses the city as well.

^cThe denominator only consists of local bills (n=17) at the city and county level who may have a local executive such as a city mayor or county executive.

^dThe decision-making body consists of the group or agency responsible for the rule-making portion of the policy.

^eThe denominator only consists of statutes (n=3) where state preemption may affect local laws.

^f“Preemptive language” refers to legislative language at the state level that nullifies or limits the scope of a municipal ordinance or authority.

^gA fiscal note is a note attached to the legislative bill for review and is defined as short reports that provide an estimate of a bill’s fiscal impact on the State, local governments, and small businesses.

^hA policy note is a note attached to the legislative bill for review and is defined as short reports that describe the current state of the law and provide background analysis of the law.