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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 2058: Free school meals

Increasing student access to free meals served at public schools.

Summary

  • Requires all school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools to provide breakfast and lunch without charge to any requesting students, beginning with the 2024?25 school year.
  • Modifies funding provisions for the Learning Assistance Program and National Board Certification bonuses for the 2024?25 through 2027?28 school years for school districts and schools subject to the meal provision requirements.
  • Makes all provisions null and void if funding is not provided in the operating budget.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2058), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2024
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marcus Riccelli (D-3)
Introduced
January 8, 2024 in the House
Last action
January 22, 2024
Companion bill
SB 5964

AN ACT Relating to increasing student access to free meals served at public schools;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marcus Riccelli (D-3)

34 co-sponsors (33 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Skyler Rude R-16Mari Leavitt D-28Alex Ramel D-40Liz Berry D-36Davina Duerr D-1Vandana Slatter D-48Melanie Morgan D-29Tarra Simmons D-23Julia Reed D-36Timm Ormsby D-3Jake Fey D-27Strom Peterson D-21Lisa Callan D-5Nicole Macri D-43Mia Gregerson D-33Frank Chopp D-43Monica Jurado Stonier D-49Roger Goodman D-45April Berg D-44My-Linh Thai D-41Emily Alvarado D-34Chipalo Street D-37Debra Lekanoff D-40Dave Paul D-10Mary Fosse D-38Beth Doglio D-22Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Joe Timmons D-42Kristine Reeves D-30David Hackney D-11Steve Tharinger D-24Clyde Shavers D-10Gerry Pollet D-46Shelley Kloba D-1

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Appropriations.
  2. ED - Majority; do pass.
  3. ED - Executive action taken by committee.
  4. First reading, referred to Education.
  5. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2058 in other sessions

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

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