School breakfasts; availability at no cost to students.
- Introduced Nov 17, 2025
- In committee Nov 17, 2025
- Died
- Passed the House of Delegates
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
School breakfast; availability at no cost to students. Requires each school board to require each public elementary and secondary school in the local school division to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to make breakfast available to any student who requests such a meal at no cost to the student…
Read the full title (158 words)
School breakfast; availability at no cost to students. Requires each school board to require each public elementary and secondary school in the local school division to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to make breakfast available to any student who requests such a meal at no cost to the student, unless the student's parent has provided written permission to the school board to withhold such a meal from the student. The bill requires the Department of Education to reimburse each public elementary and secondary school for each school breakfast served to a student, with a maximum of one breakfast per student per school day, and provides the formula for determining the state reimbursement rate for such meals. Finally, the bill repeals a provision of law relating to the federal School Breakfast Program that is rendered obsolete by the provisions of the bill.
Every action
7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100755D
- CommitteeReferred to Committee on Education and Health · Senate Education and Health
- SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
- CommitteeReported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · Senate Education and Health14–0 vote
- CommitteeRereferred to Finance and Appropriations · Senate Finance and Appropriations
- SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB4)
- CommitteeContinued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · Senate Finance and Appropriations15–0 vote
Roll calls
2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Senate Education and Health | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) | Passed 14–0 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Senate Finance and Appropriations | Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) | 15–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.
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Danica A. RoemD Primary sponsor · District 30
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.