# Arizona HB 2213: appropriation; free school meals

Arizona HB 2213, appropriation; free school meals, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nancy Gutierrez (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-25 (Committee of the Whole: do pass amended); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2213-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2213
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: appropriation; free school meals
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-02-25, Committee of the Whole: do pass amended
- Sponsor: Nancy Gutierrez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: ade (see also: department of education), appropriation, department of education (ade), free school meals, school lunches, ultraprocessed foods
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (32 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nancy Gutierrez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron Márquez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Analise Ortiz (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Anna Abeytia (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Garcia (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cesar Aguilar (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher Mathis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Junelle Cavero (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lorena Austin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lydia Hernandez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Oscar De Los Santos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patty Contreras (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Quantá Crews (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stacey Travers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephanie Simacek (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-24 | House | C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | DPA | pass | 16 | 2 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | DP | pass | 9 | 3 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-25: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-02-24: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-02-12: undefined: DPA (House)
- 2025-01-28: undefined: DP (House)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2213H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525866)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2213P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520942)

## Related bills

- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)
- SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education (signed)
- SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services (signed)
- SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education (signed)
- SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care (signed)
- SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce (signed)

## Sources
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2213H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/525866)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2213P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520942)

## Related
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1744-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1743-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1742-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1741-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1738-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2213-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-19).