Tennessee · House Bill 255 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school meals.

HB 255 Sponsored by Kevin Raper Failed

  1. Introduced Jan 18, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 21, 2023
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires each local school board to establish a school lunch program and a school breakfast program that provides a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to reimburse each LEA the cost of providing a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in the LEA after all available federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Every action

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

Show the 10 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C, ref. to Education Administration
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee · House K-12 Subcommittee
  5. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  8. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/28/2023 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  9. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
  10. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  1. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  2. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  3. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  4. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/5/2024 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  5. HouseAction Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/12/2024
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/12/2024 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  8. HouseFailed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 12, 2024 House K-12 Subcommittee K-12 Subcommittee: Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
Members

Yes · 3

No · 5

 Failed 3–5

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 19 cosponsors: 11 Republicans, 8 Democrats.

All 19 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.