2023-2024 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school meals.
Legislative Summary
As introduced, requires each local school board to establish a school lunch program and a school breakfast program that provides a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to reimburse each LEA the cost of providing a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in the LEA after all available federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Bill History
1/18/2023
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/20/2023
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/21/2023
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
House of Representatives
1/24/2023
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/26/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/2/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/8/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/22/2023
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
House of Representatives
8/16/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/7/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/21/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/12/2024
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
3/12/2024
3
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(3/12/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 12
Democrat: 8
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Raper
Republican
Co-Sponsors (19)
Ron Travis
Republican
Andrew Farmer
Republican
Michael Hale
Republican
Elaine Davis
Republican
Jody Barrett
Republican
Dale Carr
Republican
Kip Capley
Republican
Jake McCalmon
Republican
Dwayne Thompson
Democrat
Caleb Hemmer
Democrat
Yusuf Hakeem
Democrat
Ronnie Glynn
Democrat
Jesse Chism
Democrat
Jeremy Faison
Republican
Justin Jones
Democrat
Aftyn Behn
Democrat
Bryan Richey
Republican
Sam Whitson
Republican
Bob Freeman
Democrat