Requires certain nonpublic schools to provide meals to all students under "Working Class Families Anti-Hunger Act"; authorizes limited expansion of income eligibility to qualify public and nonpublic school students for free lunch.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
Governor
Introduced Jun 28, 2023
Last action Jan 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 8, 2024 · General Assembly Jan 8, 2024
How they voted
35–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Jan 8, 2024
D
Democratic25
88% Yea
R
Republican15
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jan 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (63-6-3)
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (35-1)
upper
Jan 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Nov 27, 2023
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (71-3-4)
lower
Jun 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 28, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Budget Committee
lower
6 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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