An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals
This bill appropriates $29 million from the Education Fund for fiscal year 2024 to reimburse schools for providing meals under Vermont's existing school meal program. The funding is directed to the Agency of Education to support reimbursement for school meals as outlined in state law. This financial provision ensures schools can continue offering meals to students without additional cost burdens. The bill became law without the Governor's signature after both legislative chambers concurred on the amendment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 3, 2023
Signed Jun 20, 2023
Floor votes · House May 10, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
16
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Delivered to the Governor on June 8, 2023
lower
May 11, 2023
Introduced
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
upper
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 147 to Pass -- Yeas = 122, Nays = 25
lower
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
lower
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment
lower
May 8, 2023
Introduced
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
May 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
upper
May 8, 2023
Introduced
Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Williams; text
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment
upper
May 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Hashim for Committee on Education
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Williams
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
upper
May 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Education
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Williams
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations
upper
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Education
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Education
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry agreed to
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rep. Mihaly of Calais recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rep. Sims of Craftsbury recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rep. Cole of Hartford reported for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Feb 3, 2023
Introduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Erin Brady
DDemocratic
Co
Esme Cole
DDemocratic
Co
Jana Brown
DDemocratic
Co
JL
Josie Leavitt
DDemocratic
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