# Virginia HB210: School meal debt; each school board to annually report.

Virginia HB210, School meal debt; each school board to annually report., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-02 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB210-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB210
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: School meal debt; each school board to annually report.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-04-02, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054)
- Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (211 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

School meal debt; annual report. Requires each school board to annually report to the Department of Education the amount of school meal debt in the local school division and directs the Department to annually aggregate and submit such reports to the General Assembly, provided that no such report contains any personally identifiable student information. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Commission to End Hunger.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Donations can erase student meal debt: benefit, low. Local school boards can ask for and receive donations at any time to reduce or clear school meal debt. They must use this money only to eliminate or offset meal debt for students.
- No punishment for unpaid school meals: benefit, low. The law requires every local school board to stop punishing students over meal debt. Staff cannot make a student throw away a served meal, do chores or work to pay, or wear a wristband or hand stamp. All meal debt messages must go to the parent, and a letter addressed to the parent may be sent home…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 89 | 10 |   |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 20 | 2 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-04-02: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054) (Governor)
- 2026-04-02: Approved by Governor-Chapter 54 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB210) (House)
- 2026-03-06: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB210ER) (House)
- 2026-03-06: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-06: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB210) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 10-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-23: Read first time (House)
- 2026-01-21: Reported from Education (20-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-01-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103759D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1215516.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1215515.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1193963.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1193962.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083097.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083096.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1215516.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1215515.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1193963.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1193962.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083097.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083096.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB210-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).