# Virginia HB96: School breakfast; availability at no cost to students. Virginia HB96, School breakfast; availability at no cost to students., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-02-06 (Continued to 2027 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB96-2026 - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB96 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: School breakfast; availability at no cost to students. - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-02 - Last action: 2026-02-06, Continued to 2027 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) - Sponsor: Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Elementary & Secondary Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (28 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary School breakfast; 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 clarifies that the provision of a breakfast by a school to a student at no cost to the student shall not be construed as creating a disincentive for the school or local school division to participate in the federal Community Eligibility Provision program. Additionally, the bill provides that schools shall maximize the number of students who participate in the school breakfast program by implementing one or more suggested service models to increase access to such program. The bill requires the Department of Education to reimburse each public elementary and secondary school for each eligible school breakfast served to a student, with a maximum of one reimbursable 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. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Commission to End Hunger. ## 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-06 | House | Continued to 2027 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-21 | House | Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations | pass | 18 | 4 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (9) - 2026-02-06: Continued to 2027 in Appropriations (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-02-02: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB96) (House) - 2026-01-22: Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education (House) - 2026-01-21: Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 4-N) (House) - 2026-01-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-19: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-02: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-01-02: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101172D (House) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2026-01-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082359.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082358.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082359.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082358.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB96-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).