# Missouri SB172: Establishes the Missouri Free School Meals Program to reimburse schools for providing free breakfasts and lunches to all students

Missouri SB172, Establishes the Missouri Free School Meals Program to reimburse schools for providing free breakfasts and lunches to all students, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stephen Webber (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-23 (Second Read and Referred S Education Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri SB172
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 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: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-01
- Last action: 2025-01-23, Second Read and Referred S Education Committee
- Sponsor: Stephen Webber (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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: Stephen Webber (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-23: Second Read and Referred S Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: S First Read (Senate)
- 2024-12-01: Prefiled

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB172.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB172.pdf)

## Related
- [HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3-2025)
- [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025)
- [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025)
- [HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB10-2025)
- [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025)
- [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB172-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).