# Virginia SB42: School boards; payment of school meal debt. Virginia SB42, School boards; payment of school meal debt., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Danica A. Roem (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-03-06 (Continued to 2027 in Rules (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB42-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB42 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: School boards; payment of school meal debt. - Status: passed senate - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-11-22 - Last action: 2026-03-06, Continued to 2027 in Rules (Voice Vote) - Sponsor: Danica A. Roem (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Studies Subcommittee - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (132 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Department of Education; impact of requiring each school board to pay unpaid meal balance from uncollectible school meal debts; report. Directs the Department of Education to evaluate and submit to the chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health and the House Committees on Appropriations and Education by November 1, 2026, a report on the impact of requiring each school board, at the end of each school year, to pay for the total unpaid school meal balance on the nonprofit food service account of each public elementary or secondary school in the school division resulting from uncollectible school meal debts on any student account. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Danica A. Roem (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | Continued to 2027 in Rules (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | Reported from Education and referred to Rules | pass | 16 | 6 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 2 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 1 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-03-06: Continued to 2027 in Rules (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-03-02: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-03-01: Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-25: Reported from Education and referred to Rules (16-Y 6-N) (House) - 2026-02-24: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N) (House) - 2026-02-12: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-02-12: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-12: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB42) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Engrossed by Senate committee substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Committee substitute printed 26106624D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB42) (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Assigned Education sub: Public Education (Senate) - 2025-11-22: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2025-11-22: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100754D (Senate) ## Bill text - Substitute, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113425.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113424.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-11-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081651.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081650.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 - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113425.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113424.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081651.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081650.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-SB42-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).