HB 713 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Universal Free Breakfast and Lunch.

HB 713 mandates that all North Carolina public schools provide free breakfast and lunch to every student, eliminating meal fees for all. This affects every student enrolled in public schools, including those in charter schools and regional school units, starting with the 2025-2026 school year. The bill appropriates $144 million from the state General Fund to cover costs, with funds allocated based on school size, student eligibility for free/reduced meals, and nutritional quality standards. Schools must comply with federal nutrition guidelines while using state funds to supplement, not replace, existing meal program funding.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Apr 2, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted and updated with new sponsor information and version identifiers. The core policy content regarding school nutrition funding and requirements remains substantively unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments and administrative updates.

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Added new primary sponsors (Representatives Brockman, Quick, Buansi, and Liu) and updated the bill version identifier from DRH30303-NHa-132 to H713-v-1

Reformatted header information including session date and page numbering conventions

Added reference directing readers to the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors

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Apr 3, 2025

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Apr 2, 2025

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3 primary · 28 co-sponsors