AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID
Summary
Ends transaction fees for school lunches in all districts. This act requires at least one no-fee payment method for school lunches and a full disclosure whether fees will be charged by a payment platform.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Signed Jun 10, 2026
Floor votes · House May 28, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 10, 2026
Signed into law
06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
06/04/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
May 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
05/28/2026 House read and passed
lower
May 19, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/19/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Education
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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