The Florida Senate

HB 1501: K-12 School Lunches and Breakfasts

GENERAL BILL by Joseph

K-12 School Lunches and Breakfasts; Requires K-12 public schools to participate in National School Lunch Program & School Breakfast Program; provides requirements for provision of school lunches & breakfasts at such schools; authorizes school districts to collect payment for specified meals; prohibits school districts from using third-party debt collectors; provides for reimbursement of school breakfasts by DACS; provides calculation for such reimbursement.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/9/2026	House	• Filed
  1/13/2026	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/15/2026	House	• Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee • Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education Administration Subcommittee

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• HB 1501, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 6:12 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1674	K-12 School Lunches and Breakfasts	Rouson	Identical	Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced
  S 1098	Universal Free School Breakfast and Lunch Program	Jones	Compare	Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  1001.42	Powers and duties of district school board.	Page 1 (pdf)

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