TO CREATE A MEANS BY WHICH STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR REDUCED-PRICE MEALS AT SCHOOL RECEIVE FREE MEALS AT SCHOOL.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Mar 24, 2023
Signed Apr 11, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 6, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 11, 2023
Signed into law
Notification that SB477 is now Act 656
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned To the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Mar 24, 2023
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 68 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DeAnn Vaught
RRepublican
P
Jonathan Dismang
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Pilkington
RRepublican
Co
Alan Clark
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Collins
DDemocratic
Co
Ashley Hudson
DDemocratic
Co
Bart Hester
RRepublican
Co
Ben Gilmore
RRepublican
Co
Blake Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Achor
RRepublican
Co
Breanne Davis
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Cozart
RRepublican
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