LANSING, Mich. – Michigan could soon become the latest state to buck federal school food nutrition restrictions to allow schools to sell “unhealthy” treats at bake sales and fundraisers.

The Michigan Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would require the state’s Department of Education to approve two exemptions per week for schools to sell snacks that do not comply with federal school food restrictions championed by first lady Michelle Obama, the Detroit Free Press reports.

The federal restrictions on calories, fat, sugar, sodium and other elements of school snacks were imposed this year in the latest phase of regulations outlined in the Healthy and Hunger-Free Kids Act, a law approved in 2010 aimed at fighting childhood obesity through bureaucracy.

MORE NEWS: Know These Before Moving From Cyprus To The UK

Previous phases imposed the same federal regulations on lunches sold through the National School Lunch Program, which subsidizes schools that provide free and reduced lunches to needy students.

The Michigan Senate approved the bill in a 33-3 vote after House lawmakers amended the legislation to reduce the number of weekly exemptions from three to two. The bill was sent to Gov. Rick Snyder for his expected signature this week, according to the Associated Press.

Republican state Sen. Patrick Colbeck, the bill’s sponsor, told his colleagues the federal school food restrictions have “nothing to do with obesity,” the Free Press reports.

“This is about federal versus local control,” he said.

The bill would require groups that wish to sell snacks that do not comply with the federal restrictions to notify parents a week beforehand with a description of the items to be sold. The legislation, if approved, would allow schools to seek exemptions for up to 72 fundraisers each year, twice as many as Illinois – the state with the most available exemptions currently, according to the news site.

Sen. Vincent Gregory was one of three Democrats who voted against the measure, the AP reports.

MORE NEWS: How to prepare for face-to-face classes

“These children, one in eight, are obese not just overweight,” he said. “It is our obligation to make sure that (students) have healthy foods while they’re in school.”

The legislation is the product of complaints from parents, students and school officials about how the onerous federal restrictions have impacted funding for student clubs or athletic teams, which rely heavily on fundraisers.

Schools across the country have also reported issues with declining lunch sales and increased food waste since the federal regulations went into effect in 2012. Since that time, more than 1 million students have dropped out of the National School Lunch Program.

Annual school food waste has also increased to roughly $1 billion per year, mostly because of a regulation in the law that requires students to take a fruit or vegetable, which many simply dump in the garbage.

If Snyder signs the Michigan legislation, the state will become one of only a handful to offer snack exemptions. The Michigan Department of Education previously refused to allow any exemptions, as have roughly 29 other states.