RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Summary
Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, expands free school meal coverage to students who currently qualify for reduced-price lunch. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, expands free school meal coverage to students whose family income is not more than three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Signed May 30, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill was converted from a House draft version to a Senate draft version, significantly altering its scope and funding. The Senate version expands eligibility to include all ALICE households (families struggling with basic costs despite earning above the poverty line) rather than just those at or below 300% of the federal poverty level. It also changes the effective date from July 1, 2050 to July 1, 2026, and requires the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules to implement the meal subsidy program.
Scope change
Expanded from targeting only reduced-price meal eligible families to all ALICE households, and added a requirement for the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules.
ELIGIBILITY
Expanded eligibility from students whose family income is no more than 300% of the federal poverty level to all students whose families are classified as ALICE households.
REQUIREMENT
Added a requirement for the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to provide lower rate or free meals based on economic need.
TIMELINE
Changed the effective date from July 1, 2050 to July 1, 2026.
FISCAL
Modified appropriations to cover fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for ALICE household meal subsidies, replacing the previous single-year appropriation for reduced-price meal eligible students.
DEFINITION
Added definition of ALICE households as families with incomes above the federal poverty level but struggling with bare-minimum costs of basic necessities.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
17
Committee
17
Amendments
2
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 115) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 115).
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Morikawa, Amato, La Chica, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Inouye, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 3:00PM in conference room 229.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 229.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-22-25 3:00PM in conference room 229.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 604).
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1338) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 17
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 10) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Kouchi, Richards). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-12-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 96) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
7 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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