In the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee since February 27, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5214
AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL MEALS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To provide free school breakfasts to all students in the state and to provide free school lunches for all students who are eligible for free or reduced priced lunches in the state.
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
Sponsor
14 co-sponsors
Aundre Bumgardner, Anthony L. Nolan, Nick Gauthier, Gary A. Turco Jr., Nicholas Menapace, Kadeem Roberts, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., William Heffernan, Antonio Felipe, Sarah Keitt, Larry B. Butler, Laurie Sweet, James Sanchez, Tom Delnicki
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 18 to March 5, 2026, 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 action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 18
Education CommitteeFeb 18 to Feb 279 days
Appropriations CommitteeFrom Feb 27
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Feb 27
Who voted how
Yea Antonio Felipe, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Chris Stewart, Christopher Poulos, David DeFronzo, Devin R. Carney, Douglas McCrory, Emmanuel Sanchez, Eric C. Berthel, Frank Smith, Greg S. Howard, Heather S. Somers, Hector Arzeno, Henry J. Genga, Irene M. Haines, Jennifer Leeper, John-Michael Parker, Juan R. Candelaria, Julie Kushner, Kadeem Roberts, Karen Reddington-Hughes, Kathy Kennedy, Kenneth Gucker, Kevin Brown, Larry Pemberton Jr., Lezlye Zupkus, Mae Flexer, Martin Foncello, Mary Welander, Maryam Khan, Mitch Bolinsky, Moira Rader, Nicholas Menapace, Patricia Billie Miller, Patrick Biggins, Robin E. Comey, Savet Constantine, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Susan M. Johnson, Tina Courpas, Trenee McGee
Nay Amy Romano, Anne Dauphinais, Mark W. Anderson, Ryan Fazio
Not voting Gary A. Winfield
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 Feb 18 – Feb 27
- Feb 18Introduced and sent to Education Committee
- Feb 19Heard in Education Committee
- Feb 27Education Committee recommended it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
All 7 actions, as published
- Feb 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 19PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Feb 27Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
- Mar 2FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 4RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 4FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate