l9n/ Connecticut

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 7273

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY WAYS TO FUND A UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 12, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To impose a tax on certain sweetened beverages, syrups and powders and dedicate the revenue generated to a universal free school meals program to reimburse local and regional boards of education for the provision of free school breakfasts and lunches to all public school students.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

12 co-sponsors

Laurie Sweet, Sarah Keitt, Gary A. Turco Jr., Nicholas Menapace, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, William Heffernan, Moira Rader, Jane M. Garibay, Hector Arzeno, Josh Elliott, Steven Winter, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr.

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Saud Anwar

    Its course

    April 9 to May 12, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action9 actions on 5 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 9 to May 12 · stopped33 days

    Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeApr 9 to Apr 2415 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Apr 9 – Apr 24

    1. Apr 9Introduced and sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    2. Apr 10Heard in Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    3. Apr 24Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 9 actions, as published
    1. Apr 9REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Apr 10PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Apr 24Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Apr 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. May 5REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. May 12RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. May 12FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. May 12HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. May 12FILE NO.Both houses