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Introduced
02/02/2026
02/02/2026
In Committee
02/11/2026
02/11/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Legislative Measures
Bill Summary
The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: Makes school meals available at no cost. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8). Requires school districts to offer lunch and breakfast to students at no charge, regardless of income. Provides exceptions. Requires school districts that make breakfast accessible at a school site to make breakfast ac- cessible at the school site after the beginning of the day. Prescribes nutrition standards for reimbursable meals that are paid for by state sources. Takes effect on July 1, 2026.
AI Summary
This bill mandates that school districts must offer breakfast and lunch to all students at no cost, regardless of their family's income, starting with the 2026-2027 school year, and it also requires that breakfast be made available at school sites after the start of the school day, with some exceptions for financial hardship or unusual school schedules, and it establishes nutrition standards for meals funded by the state, with the overall goal of ensuring all students have access to free school meals.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (28)
Ben Bowman (D)*,
Wlnsvey Campos (D)*,
April Dobson (D)*,
Lew Frederick (D)*,
Cyrus Javadi (D)*,
Em Levy (D)*,
James Manning (D)*,
Courtney Neron Misslin (D)*,
Deb Patterson (D)*,
Hai Pham (D)*,
Lamar Wise (D)*,
Tom Andersen (D),
Farrah Chaichi (D),
Willy Chotzen (D),
Paul Evans (D),
Sarah Finger McDonald (D),
Mark Gamba (D),
David Gomberg (D),
Kayse Jama (D),
Mark Meek (D),
Lesly Muñoz (D),
Travis Nelson (D),
Daniel Nguyen (D),
Rob Nosse (D),
Mark Owens (R),
Katherine Pham (D),
Jules Walters (D),
Suzanne Weber (R),
Last Action
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. (on 02/11/2026)
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