# Colorado HB25-1274: Healthy School Meals for All Program Colorado HB25-1274, Healthy School Meals for All Program, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Katie Wallace (Democratic), Lorena Garcia (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-03 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1274-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB25-1274 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Healthy School Meals for All Program - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-19 - Last action: 2025-06-03, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Katie Wallace (Democratic), Lorena Garcia (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 47 - Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (180 yes, 97 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Meal-worker grants must fund worker pay: benefit, low. School food authorities must spend 100% of wage grants on raises or stipends for employees directly preparing and serving meals. They must provide the pay increase during the budget year they receive the grant and submit required records. Reserve-based amounts replace the old grant formula: the gre… - Taxpayer refunds depend on meal vote: benefit, low. Rejection of the November 2025 revenue-retention measure triggers $12.430388 million in refunds by June 30, 2026. The Department of Revenue must choose a reasonable way to divide the money. That method must include Proposition FF taxpayers with federal adjusted gross income of at least $300,000. Th… - Dedicated funding keeps school meals running: benefit, low. The law removes Part 3’s July 1, 2026 sunset and creates an account supporting local food purchases and meal-worker pay. Starting July 1, 2026, annual State Education Fund transfers match estimated meal-program revenue; the first transfer also includes the prior fiscal year. Account spending requir… - Schools get flexible meal advisory committees: benefit, low. Participating school food authorities qualify for local-food grants by committing to an advisory committee and meeting the program’s other statutory requirements. Authorities serving one million or fewer lunches in 2023–24 can share committees with state education department approval. Committees ca… - High earners face tighter tax deductions: cost, high. The law applies Colorado deduction addbacks to taxpayers with federal adjusted gross income of at least $300,000 for 2023–2025. Beginning January 1, 2026, approval of the November 2025 revenue measure limits deductions to $1,000 for single returns and $2,000 for joint returns. These replace $12,000… - Local school-food aid favors smaller providers: mixed, low. Subject to annual funding approval, Colorado must spend $1 million yearly on local school-food reimbursements and technical-assistance grants. Providers generally qualify only below 2,150,000 lunches, with preference below 1,250,000, measured two school years before the application year. The depart… - School grants rise with cash reserves: mixed, low. Reserve-based awards replace the old local-food grant formula of $5,000 or 25 cents per lunch, whichever was greater. Below 10% reserves, local-food awards target the estimated account balance, wage awards equal the greater of $3,000 or 6 cents per lunch, and technical grants total $250,000. At 10%… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jenny Willford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. 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Winter - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Rodriguez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-07 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 42 | 22 | | | 2025-05-07 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 42 | 22 | | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 24 | 11 | | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1274 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1274 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 6 | 3 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 40 | 22 | | | 2025-04-11 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1274 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1274, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 7 | 6 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1274, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. | pass | 7 | 5 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-06-03: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-16: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-16: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-16: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2025-05-06: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-05-06: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily (House) - 2025-05-05: Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance (Senate) - 2025-04-21: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-17: House Third Reading Laid Over to 04/21/2025 - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-16: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House) - 2025-04-15: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-11: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-03-10: House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2025-03-06: House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Finance (House) - 2025-02-19: Introduced In House - Assigned to Education (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83890/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83879/download) - House Education Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83895/download) - House Finance Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83897/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83893/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83887/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83882/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83884/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40771/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83890/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83879/download) - [House Education Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83895/download) - [House Finance Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83897/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83893/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83887/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83882/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83884/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40771/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1274-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).