Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 4
School breakfasts; availability at no cost to students.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Danica A. Roem (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED
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 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.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2026 Senate | Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB4) - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - Nov 17, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Nov 17, 2025 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100755D