l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1581

Requires school districts to offer lunch and breakfast to students at no charge, regardless of income.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on March 6, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Makes school meals available at no cost. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8). Requires school districts to offer lunch and breakfast to students at no charge, regardless of income. Provides exceptions. 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. [<i>Prescribes nutrition standards for reimbursable meals that are paid for by state sources.</i>] Takes effect on July 1, 2026.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

4 co-sponsors

Kayse Jama, Mark Meek, Khanh Pham, Suzanne Weber

In the House of Representatives

13 co-sponsors

Tom Andersen, Farrah Chaichi, Willy Chotzen, Paul Evans, Mark Gamba, David Gomberg, Sarah McDonald, Lesly Muñoz, Travis Nelson, Rob Nosse, Mark Owens, Jules Walters, Daniel Nguyen

Its course

February 2 to March 6, 2026, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFeb 2 to Mar 6 · stopped32 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

EducationFeb 2 to Feb 119 days

Ways and MeansFeb 11 to Mar 6 · stopped23 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

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 Senate Feb 2 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Education
  3. Feb 3Heard in Education
  4. Feb 5Heard in Education
  5. Feb 10Heard in Education
  6. Feb 11Education recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  7. Sent to Ways and Means
  8. Mar 6Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 2Referred to Education.Senate
  3. Feb 3Informational Meeting held.Senate
  4. Feb 5Public Hearing held.Senate
  5. Feb 10Work Session held.Senate
  6. Feb 11Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  7. Feb 11Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  8. Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.Senate