Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 42
School boards; payment of school meal debt.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Danica A. Roem (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
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.
Text versions
- School boards; powers and duties, school meal policies, payment of school meal debt.
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 House | Reported from Education | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | 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
- Mar 6, 2026 · House
Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) - Mar 1, 2026 · House
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Reported from Education and referred to Rules (16-Y 6-N) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB42) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26106624D-S1 - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB42) - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - Nov 22, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Nov 22, 2025 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100754D