Unpaid School Meals/Allow Participation in Activities

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act prohibits local education agencies and charter schools from prohibiting a student from participating in a school sponsored extracurricular activity on the basis the student has an outstanding debt for unpaid school meals.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Dec 14, 2023CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
2. Jan 17, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 5 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits · House Education
3. Feb 29, 2024HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 263 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
4. Mar 7, 2024HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 263 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
5. Mar 7, 2024HousePassed By House. Votes: 41 YES41–0 vote
6. Mar 7, 2024CommitteeAssigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
7. Mar 20, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · Senate Education
8. Jun 11, 2024SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
9. Aug 2, 2024GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 14 cosponsors: 12 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

• SD Sherry Dorsey WalkerD Primary sponsor · District 3
• LL Larry LambertD Joint sponsor · District 7
• VL Valerie LonghurstD Joint sponsor · District 15
• MM Melissa Minor-BrownD Joint sponsor · District 17
• SM Sherae'a MooreD Joint sponsor · District 8
• EM Eric MorrisonD Joint sponsor · District 27
• KE Kerri Evelyn HarrisD Joint sponsor · District 32