l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3435

Phases in the requirement that school districts offer lunch and breakfast to students at no charge, regardless of household income.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Makes school meals available at no cost. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Phases in the requirement that school districts offer lunch and breakfast to students at no charge, regardless of household income.<b> Provides exceptions.</b> Requires school districts that make breakfast accessible at a school site to make breakfast accessible at the school site after the beginning of the day. Provides exceptions. Prescribes nutrition standards for reimbursable meals that are paid for by state sources. Directs the Department of Education to apply for statewide participation in federal programs and projects that expand the availability of free or reduced price meals. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Education from the General Fund for the purposes of paying any costs owed by parents or guardians for costs previously incurred for a reimbursable meal and assisting school districts in purchasing or upgrading equipment necessary to comply with the expanded provision of free lunches and breakfasts. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

11 co-sponsors

Zach Hudson, Lisa Fragala, David Gomberg, Hoa Nguyen, April Dobson, Ricki Ruiz, Shannon Isadore, Willy Chotzen, Rob Nosse, Virgle Osborne, Farrah Chaichi

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Mark Meek

Its course

January 28 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 28 to Jun 27 · stopped150 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 28 to Jan 302 days

EducationJan 30 to Mar 2049 days

Ways and MeansMar 20 to Jun 27 · stopped99 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 20

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 28 – Jun 27

  1. Jan 28Introduced
  2. Jan 30Sent to Education
  3. Feb 24Heard in Education
  4. Mar 17Heard in Education
  5. Mar 20Education recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 28First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 24Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 20Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Mar 20Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives