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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5361

SB 5361: Feeding hungry children

Feeding hungry children through school breakfast and lunch programs and summer food service programs.

Summary

  • The Legislature intends to maintain its current commitment to provide free meals to hungry low-income students in public schools and to phase in free school lunches to all low-income students at all grade levels.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5361), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2009
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joe McDermott (D-34)
Introduced
January 20, 2009 in the Senate
Last action
March 15, 2010
Companion bill
HB 1416
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5361, SSB 5361

AN ACT Relating to feeding hungry children through school breakfast and lunch programs and summer food service programs;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joe McDermott (D-34)

14 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Dan Swecker R-20Craig Pridemore D-49Eric Oemig D-45Chris Marr D-6Fred Jarrett D-41Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Karen Fraser D-22Adam Kline D-37Ed Murray D-43Jim Kastama D-25Bob McCaslin R-4Paull Shin D-21Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Derek Kilmer D-26

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5361)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5361)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5361)
  6. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5361)
  7. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. Referred to Ways & Means.
  9. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5361 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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