# Virginia HB1958: School breakfasts; availability at no cost to students.

Virginia HB1958, School breakfasts; availability at no cost to students., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1958-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1958
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: School breakfasts; availability at no cost to students.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in Appropriations
- Sponsor: Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (29 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

School breakfasts; availability at no cost to students. Requires each school board to require each public elementary and secondary school in the local school division to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to make breakfast available to any student who requests such a meal at no cost to the student, unless the student's parent has provided written permission to the school board to withhold such a meal from the student. The bill requires the Department of Education to reimburse each public elementary and secondary school for each school breakfast served to a student, with a maximum of one breakfast per student per school day and provides the formula for determining the state reimbursement rate for such meals. Finally, the bill repeals a provision of law relating to the federal School Breakfast Program that is rendered obsolete by the provisions of the bill.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations | pass | 7 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-02-04: Left in Appropriations (House)
- 2025-01-29: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-22: Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2025-01-22: Assigned Approps sub: Elementary & Secondary Education (House)
- 2025-01-21: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2025-01-18: Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-06: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102182D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014169.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014168.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014169.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014168.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1958-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).