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Yes: 267 • No: 2
HawaiiSB 13002025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)SenateWALLET
RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Sponsored By: Michelle N. Kidani (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Summary
Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, expands free school meal coverage to students who currently qualify for reduced-price lunch. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, expands free school meal coverage to students whose family income is not more than three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
Department of EducationMeal SubsidiesAppropriationsEDN, FIN
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Free school meals for more children
Starting in the 2025–2026 school year, students who qualify for reduced-price meals get free school meals. Starting in 2026–2027, students in Hawaii Department of Education schools get free meals when family income is no more than 300% of the federal poverty level, whether or not they qualify for a federal meal program. Schools cannot deny a student a meal solely because payment is overdue. The Department of Education can set rules for collecting negative meal-account balances, but those rules cannot stop it from feeding a student. The state provides $565,000 for each of fiscal years 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 for reduced-price meal subsidies, plus $2.8 million in fiscal year 2026–2027 for students in the income-based group. The governor can change strict school-meal rules only as needed to protect federal aid and must report any change and the reasons to the next legislative session.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Michelle N. Kidani
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
AQUINO
Affiliation unavailable
Brandon J.C. Elefante
Democratic • Senate
Kurt Fevella
Republican • Senate
Mike Gabbard
Democratic • Senate
Donna Mercado Kim
Democratic • Senate
Angus L.K. McKelvey
Democratic • Senate
Glenn Wakai
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/30/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 49 • No: 1
Senate vote • 4/24/2025
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS....
Yes: 4 • No: 0
House vote • 4/24/2025
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments....
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 4/4/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 49 • No: 0
House vote • 4/4/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 49 • No: 0
House vote • 4/1/2025
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ...
Yes: 14 • No: 0
House vote • 3/18/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN...
Yes: 48 • No: 1
House vote • 3/11/2025
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...
Yes: 10 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/19/2025
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 22 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/12/2025
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The...
Yes: 13 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/31/2025
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 4 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Act 139, 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1239).
5/30/2025SenateAct 139, on 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1239).
5/30/2025HouseReceived notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
5/2/2025SenateEnrolled to Governor.
5/2/2025SenateReceived notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
5/1/2025HousePassed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
4/30/2025SenatePassed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
4/30/2025HouseReported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 115).
4/25/2025Senate48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
4/25/2025SenateReported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 115) as amended in (CD 1).
4/25/2025HouseForty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
4/25/2025HouseThe Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Inouye, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
4/24/2025SenateThe Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Morikawa, Amato, La Chica, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
4/24/2025HouseConference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 3:00PM in conference room 229.
4/23/2025HouseReceived notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 782).
4/22/2025SenateConference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 229.
4/22/2025HouseHouse Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Amato, La Chica, Souza.
4/21/2025HouseBill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-22-25 3:00PM in conference room 229.
4/21/2025HouseSenate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Inouye Co-Chair; Kanuha, DeCorte.
4/16/2025SenateReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809).
4/16/2025HouseReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 604).
4/8/2025SenateSenate disagrees with House amendments.
4/8/2025SenateReceived notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).
4/8/2025HouseReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1948), recommending passage on Third Reading.
4/4/2025HousePassed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2).
4/4/2025House
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