Virginia · Senate Bill 1017 · 2025 Regular Session

School boards; powers and duties, school meal policies, payment of school meal debt.

SB 1017 Sponsored by Danica A. Roem Vetoed

  1. Introduced Jan 7, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 7, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 28, 2025
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Feb 20, 2025
  5. To the governor Mar 11, 2025
  6. Vetoed Mar 24, 2025

What it does

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

School boards; powers and duties; school meal policies; payment of school meal debt. Requires each school board, at the end of each school year, to pay for the total unpaid school meal balance, resulting from uncollected school meal debts on any student account, on the nonprofit school food service account for each public elementary or secondary school in the school division using any appropriated nonfederal funds…

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School boards; powers and duties; school meal policies; payment of school meal debt. Requires each school board, at the end of each school year, to pay for the total unpaid school meal balance, resulting from uncollected school meal debts on any student account, on the nonprofit school food service account for each public elementary or secondary school in the school division using any appropriated nonfederal funds, except that each school board is prohibited from requiring any public elementary or secondary school in the school division from paying for or providing any funds to pay for such school's unpaid school meal balance. The bill requires each school board to adopt policies in accordance with the provisions of the bill in order to pay these unpaid balances at the end of each school year.

Every action

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

Show the 28 earlier steps
  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101833D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Education and Health · Senate Education and Health
  3. SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
  4. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1017)
  5. CommitteeReported from Education and Health (13-Y 2-N) · Senate Education and Health13–2 vote
  6. SenateRules suspended
  7. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)37–0 vote
  8. SenatePassed by for the day
  9. SenateRead second time
  10. SenateEngrossed by Senate
  11. SenateRead third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)35–4 vote
  12. House of DelegatesPlaced on Calendar
  13. House of DelegatesRead first time
  14. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Education · House of Delegates Education
  15. CommitteeAssigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee · House of Delegates Education: Subcommittee 1
  16. CommitteePlaced on Education Agenda · House of Delegates Education
  17. CommitteeSubcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · House of Delegates Education: Subcommittee 15–2 vote
  18. CommitteePlaced on Education Agenda · House of Delegates Education
  19. CommitteeReported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) · House of Delegates Education13–9 vote
  20. House of DelegatesRead second time
  21. House of DelegatesRead third time
  22. House of DelegatesEducation Amendments agreed to
  23. House of DelegatesEngrossed by House as amended
  24. House of DelegatesPassed House with amendments (58-Y 39-N)58–39 vote
  25. SenateHouse Amendments agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N)35–4 vote
  26. SenateEnrolled
  27. SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1017ER)
  28. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1017)
  1. House of DelegatesSigned by Speaker
  2. SenateSigned by President
  3. SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  4. GovernorGovernor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  5. SenateGovernor's Veto Received by Senate
  6. GovernorVetoed by Governor
  7. SenatePassed by for the day
  8. SenateSenate sustained Governor's veto

Roll calls

7 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

37–0
Jan 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 3
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 18 yes, 0 no Republicans: 17 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 3

Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N) · Full Senate

Passed 35–4
Jan 28, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 35 No 4 Not voting 1
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 14 yes, 4 no
How each member voted

Yes · 35

No · 4

Not voting · 1

Passed House with amendments (58-Y 39-N) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 58–39
Feb 20, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 58 No 39 Not voting 3
Party not listed: 10 yes, 11 no Democrats: 45 yes, 0 no Republicans: 3 yes, 28 no
How each member voted

Yes · 58

No · 39

Not voting · 3

House Amendments agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N) · Full Senate

Passed 35–4
Feb 20, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 35 No 4 Not voting 1
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 18 yes, 0 no Republicans: 15 yes, 4 no
How each member voted

Yes · 35

No · 4

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 23, 2025 Senate Education and Health Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 2-N)
Members

Yes · 13

No · 2

 Passed 13–2
Feb 11, 2025 House of Delegates Education: Subcommittee 1 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
Members

Yes · 5

No · 2

Not voting · 2

 5–2
Feb 17, 2025 House of Delegates Education Reported from Education with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
Members

Yes · 13

No · 9

 Passed 13–9

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Virginia's official records (lis.blob.core.windows.net), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.