# Missouri HB2251: Establishes the "Missouri Free School Meals Program" to reimburse schools for providing free breakfasts and lunches to all students

Missouri HB2251, Establishes the "Missouri Free School Meals Program" to reimburse schools for providing free breakfasts and lunches to all students, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jaclyn Zimmermann (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-15 (Referred: Emerging Issues) (as of 2026-11-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB2251
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes the "Missouri Free School Meals Program" to reimburse schools for providing free breakfasts and lunches to all students
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-08
- Last action: 2026-05-15, Referred: Emerging Issues
- Sponsor: Jaclyn Zimmermann (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jaclyn Zimmermann (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Bush (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Hales (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Boyko (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marty Joe Murray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Burton (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-05-15: Referred: Emerging Issues (House)
- 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House)
- 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House)
- 2025-12-08: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4622H.01I.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (signed)
- HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (signed)
- HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commission (signed)
- HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with developmental disabilities (signed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/4622H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1871-2026)
- [HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1867-2026)
- [HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commiss…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1825-2026)
- [HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with d…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1840-2026)
- [HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized he…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1827-2026)
- [SB1408: Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interst…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB1408-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2251-2026 (as of 2026-11-05).