AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL MEALS.
To provide funding to reimburse school districts for the difference between the federal reimbursement rate for reduced-price and fully paid school meals.
Introduced by:
Rep. Moira Rader, 98th Dist.Rep. Gary A. Turco, 27th Dist.
Rep. Savet Constantine, 42nd Dist.
Rep. Amy Morrin Bello, 28th Dist.
Rep. Geraldo C. Reyes, 75th Dist.
Rep. Anne M. Hughes, 135th Dist.
Rep. Hector Arzeno, 151st Dist.
Rep. Kaitlyn Shake, 120th Dist.
Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw, 17th Dist.
Rep. Farley Santos, 109th Dist.
Rep. Aimee Berger-Girvalo, 111th Dist.
Rep. Jason Doucette, 13th Dist.
Rep. Andre F. Baker, 124th Dist.
Sen. James J. Maroney, 14th Dist.
Sen. Ceci Maher, 26th Dist.
Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, 18th Dist.
Rep. Bob Godfrey, 110th Dist.
Rep. Mary Welander, 114th Dist.
Rep. Josh Elliott, 88th Dist.
Rep. Kenneth Gucker, 138th Dist.
Rep. Corey P. Paris, 145th Dist.
Rep. Anthony L. Nolan, 39th Dist.
Rep. Kevin Brown, 56th Dist.
Sen. Derek Slap, 5th Dist.
Rep. Jane M. Garibay, 60th Dist.
Rep. William Heffernan, 115th Dist.
Rep. Steven Winter, 94th Dist.
Rep. Patrick Biggins, 11th Dist.
Rep. Nick Gauthier, 38th Dist.
Rep. Aundre Bumgardner, 41st Dist.
Rep. Daniel Gaiewski, 40th Dist.
Rep. Eilish Collins Main, 146th Dist.
Rep. Renee LaMark Muir, 36th Dist.
Rep. Mike Demicco, 21st Dist.
Rep. Frank Smith, 118th Dist.
Sen. Herron Gaston, 23rd Dist.
Rep. Iris N Sanchez, 25th Dist.
Rep. Nicholas Menapace, 37th Dist.
Rep. Minnie Gonzalez, 3rd Dist.
Rep. Susan M. Johnson, 49th Dist.
Rep. Laurie Sweet, 91st Dist.
Sen. Saud Anwar, 3rd Dist.
Rep. Brandon Chafee, 33rd Dist.
Rep. Rebecca Martinez, 22nd Dist.
Rep. Sarah Keitt, 134th Dist.
Rep. Michael "MJ" Shannon, 117th Dist.
Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, 136th Dist.
Sen. Julie Kushner, 24th Dist.
Rep. Michael D. Quinn, 82nd Dist.
Rep. Liz Linehan, 103rd Dist.
Rep. Chris Aniskovich, 35th Dist.
Sen. Christine Cohen, 12th Dist.
Rep. Matt Blumenthal, 147th Dist.
Rep. James Sanchez, 6th Dist.
Rep. Henry J. Genga, 10th Dist.
Rep. Jonathan Jacobson, 148th Dist.
Rep. Geoff Luxenberg, 12th Dist.
Rep. Hubert D. Delany, 144th Dist.
Rep. Julio A. Concepcion, 4th Dist.
Rep. Gregory Haddad, 54th Dist.
Sen. Jorge Cabrera, 17th Dist.
Rep. Juan R. Candelaria, 95th Dist.
Rep. Kara Rochelle, 104th Dist.
Rep. Trenee McGee, 116th Dist.
Sen. Matthew L. Lesser, 9th Dist.
Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.
Rep. Robin E. Comey, 102nd Dist.
Sen. Norman Needleman, 33rd Dist.
Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, 22nd Dist.
Rep. Antonio Felipe, 130th Dist.
Rep. Marcus Brown, 127th Dist.
Rep. Bobby G. Gibson, 15th Dist.
Rep. Larry B. Butler, 72nd Dist.
Sen. Jan Hochadel, 13th Dist.
Rep. Dominique Johnson, 143rd Dist.
Rep. Mary M. Mushinsky, 85th Dist.
Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey, 133rd Dist.
Sen. MD Rahman, 4th Dist.
Sen. Rick Lopes, 6th Dist.
Rep. Christopher Rosario, 128th Dist.
Rep. Mary Fortier, 79th Dist.
Rep. Michael DiGiovancarlo, 74th Dist.
Rep. Travis Simms, 140th Dist.
Rep. Maryam Khan, 5th Dist.
Rep. Roland J. Lemar, 96th Dist.
Rep. Kai J. Belton, 100th Dist.
Rep. Emmanuel Sanchez, 24th Dist.
Rep. Joshua M. Hall, 7th Dist.
Rep. Joseph P. Gresko, 121st Dist.
Rep. Fred Gee, 126th Dist.
Rep. Tammy R. Exum, 19th Dist.
Sen. Martha Marx, 20th Dist.
Rep. Hilda E. Santiago, 84th Dist.
Rep. Jennifer Leeper, 132nd Dist.
Rep. Maria P. Horn, 64th Dist.
Rep. Alphonse Paolillo, 97th Dist.
Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.
Rep. Kate Farrar, 20th Dist.
Rep. Jonathan Fazzino, 83rd Dist.
Rep. Jaime S. Foster, 57th Dist.
Rep. Larry Pemberton, 139th Dist.
Sen. Mae Flexer, 29th Dist.
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Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2026 | Public Hearing 03/05 | ||
| 2/20/2026 | (APP) | Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing | |
| 2/13/2026 | Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations |
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