AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID (Requires free lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools, to the extent state and federal funds are available.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Last action May 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2023
How they voted
24–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 28
May 16, 2023
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican3
66% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 17, 2023
Committee
05/17/2023 Referred to House Finance
lower
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/16/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 10, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/10/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
02/01/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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