Virginia 2027 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 4 — School breakfasts; availability at no cost to students.

Last action — Continued from last session

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced November 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill provides free school breakfasts to all students who request them.

This legislation requires public schools to offer breakfast at no cost to students who ask for it, as part of federal nutrition programs. It also mandates state reimbursement to schools for these meals.

What this means for you
  • Families: Families can expect their children to receive breakfast at school without any cost unless they have opted out.

Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Continued from last session

  2. Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB4)

  4. Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

  5. Assigned Education sub: Public Education

  6. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100755D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 4 do?
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.
Who sponsors SB 4?
SB 4 is sponsored by R. Creigh Deeds and Danica A. Roem.
What is the current status of SB 4?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced November 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB 4?
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