Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB100: Food Security Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2025
This bill establishes a program to provide lunch at no cost to an eligible student.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
0 Food Security Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Tyler Clancy Senate Sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore LONG TITLE General Description: This bill establishes a program to provide lunch at no cost to an eligible student. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - provides certain students access to lunch at no charge; - requires the State Board of Education to reimburse each local education agency (LEA) for certain reduced price lunches; - prohibits an LEA from stigmatizing students who cannot afford meals; - encourages an LEA to reduce food waste; and - requires communications regarding a student's meal debt to be directed only to the student's parent. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 53F-2-422 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 53F-2-422 is enacted to read: 53F-2-422 . School meal program. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Education model health and wellness policy on nutrition" means state board policy emphasizing that an LEA promote efficient meal scheduling, provide adequate time for eating, and implement practices that help reduce food waste. (b) "Eligible student" means a student enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 who qualifies for reduced-price meals based on …
Sponsors
- Tyler Clancy (R, 60) · primary sponsor
- Cullimore, Kirk A. (R, 19)
- Bennion, Gay (D)
- Dailey-Provost, Jennifer (D, 22)
- Defay, Ariel (R, 15)
- Dominguez, Rosalba (D, 35)
- Fitisemanu, Jake (D, 30)
- Hayes, Sahara (D, 32)
- Hollins, Sandra (D, 21)
- Jill Koford (R, 10)
- Matthews, Ashlee (D, 37)
- Verona Mauga (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (March 6, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Conference Committee - Final Passage (March 5, 2025): 19 yea, 6 nay, passed
- House Conference Committee - Final Passage (March 5, 2025): 63 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (February 24, 2025): 18 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2025): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 18, 2025): 59 yea, 10 nay, passed
Subjects: State Board of Education, Education, K-12 Education, Student Health and Safety, Department of Workforce Services, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Workforce Services
Common questions
- What is HB100?
- HB100 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Food Security Amendments.
- What does HB100 do?
- This bill establishes a program to provide lunch at no cost to an eligible student.
- What is the status of HB100?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB100?
- Tyler Clancy (R, 60), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB100?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0100.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.