# New Hampshire SB205: requiring schools to offer free or reduced cost breakfast and lunch to children who meet federal income eligibility guidelines.

New Hampshire SB205, requiring schools to offer free or reduced cost breakfast and lunch to children who meet federal income eligibility guidelines., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Pat Long (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-13 (Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/13/2025; SJ 7) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB205
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: requiring schools to offer free or reduced cost breakfast and lunch to children who meet federal income eligibility guidelines.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-03-13, Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
- Sponsor: Pat Long (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- 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: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Laura Damphousse Telerski (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-13: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/13/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing: 02/11/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7973)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7973)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB205-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).