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HB 1238 - 2023-24

Providing free school meals for all.
Sponsors: Riccelli, Harris, Alvarado, Thai, Simmons, Senn, Rude, Reeves, Reed, Walen, Peterson, Ortiz-Self, Ormsby, Taylor, Leavitt, Fitzgibbon, Duerr, Doglio, Berry, Bateman, Morgan, Fey, Ramel, Goodman, Fosse, Pollet, Lekanoff, Macri, Chopp, Stonier, Gregerson, Santos
By request: Superintendent of Public Instruction
Companion bill: SB 5339

Bill history

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2023 Regular Session

In the House

Jan 11
First reading, referred to Education. (View original bill)
Jan 24
Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM. (Committee materials)
Feb 2
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. (Committee materials)
Feb 7
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM. (Committee materials)
ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (View 1st substitute) (Majority report)
Minority; do not pass. (Minority report)
Minority; without recommendation. (Minority report)
Feb 10
Referred to Appropriations.
Feb 22
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. (Committee materials)
Feb 24
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM. (Committee materials)
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (View 2nd substitute) (Majority report)
Minority; without recommendation. (Minority report)
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 28
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Mar 2
2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 23). (View 2nd substitute)
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 2. (View 1st engrossed) (View this roll call)

In the Senate

Mar 6
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
Mar 16
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Committee materials)
Mar 20
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Committee materials)
EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (Majority report)
Minority; without recommendation. (Minority report)
And refer to Ways & Means.
Mar 21
Referred to Ways & Means.
Mar 28
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM. (Committee materials)
Apr 4
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. (Committee materials)
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (Majority report)
Minority; do not pass. (Minority report)
Minority; without recommendation. (Minority report)
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Apr 7
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Apr 11
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. (View this roll call)

In the House

Apr 18
House concurred in Senate amendments.
Passed final passage; yeas, 92; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. (View this roll call)
Speaker signed.

In the Senate

Apr 19
President signed.

Other than legislative action

Apr 20
Delivered to Governor. (View bill as passed legislature)
May 9
Governor signed.
Chapter 379, 2023 Laws. (View session law)
Effective date 7/23/2023*.

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Fiscal note

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