2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0012: 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 provide a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to reimburse each LEA for 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.

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Bill History

11/14/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Ref. to Education Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Failed in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee
3/11/2025
2
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/11/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

John Clemmons
John Clemmons
Democrat

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/14/20258.7 KB
Draft
Bill Text11/14/20248.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/9/2025178.0 KB