Arizona 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: In Committee 21 D cosponsors

HB 2579 — appropriation; free school meals; ADE

Last action — DPA

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

28 added · 22 removed

Plain-language change summary

The proposed amendment to Bill HB 2579 reduces the funding for free school meals from $4,500,000 to $1,600,000 for the fiscal year 2026-2027. This change is significant because it lowers the amount of money available to ensure that children from low-income families can receive free meals at school, potentially affecting their health and academic performance. Reducing the budget may limit the program's reach and the number of children it can support.

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REFERENCE TITLE:
Fifty-seventh Legislature Appropriations Second Regular Session H.B.
appropriation;
2579 PROPOSED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.
free school meals;
2579 (Reference to printed bill) Amendment instruction key:
ADE State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session HB 2579 Introduced by Representatives Gutierrez:
[GREEN UNDERLINING IN BRACKETS] indicates text added to statute or previously enacted session law.
Abeytia, Austin, Blattman, Cavero, Connolly, Contreras P, Crews, De Los Santos, Garcia, Hernandez A, Hernandez C, Liguori, Luna-Nájera, Mathis, Peshlakai, Simacek, Stahl Hamilton, Travers, Villegas, Volk AN ACT APPROPRIATING MONIES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
[Green underlining in brackets] indicates text added to new session law or text restoring existing law.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - HB 2579 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
[GREEN STRIKEOUT IN BRACKETS] indicates new text removed from statute or previously enacted session law.
[Green strikeout in brackets] indicates text removed from existing statute, previously enacted session law or new session law.
<<Green carets>> indicate a section added to the bill.
<<Green strikeout in carets>> indicates a section removed from the bill.
The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:
The sum of $4,500,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of education to provide free school meals for children who meet the income eligibility requirements for free and reduced-price lunches under the national school lunch and child nutrition acts (42 United States Code sections 1751 through 1793).
The sum of [$4,500,000] [$1,600,000] is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of education to provide free school meals for children who meet the income eligibility requirements for free and reduced-price lunches under the national school lunch and child nutrition acts (42 United States Code sections 1751 through 1793).
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Action History

  1. DPA

  2. DP

  3. House Second Reading

  4. House First Reading.

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Not signed on (72)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2579?
HB 2579 is sponsored by Kevin Volk (Democrat), Betty J Villegas (Democrat), Stacey Travers (Democrat), Stephanie Simacek (Democrat), Mae Peshlakai (Democrat), Christopher Mathis (Democrat), Elda Luna-Nájera (Democrat), Sarah Liguori (Democrat), Consuelo Hernandez (Democrat), Brian Garcia (Democrat), Quantá Crews (Democrat), Patty Contreras (Democrat), Janeen Connolly (Democrat), Junelle Cavero (Democrat), Seth Blattman (Democrat), Lorena Austin (Democrat), Anna Abeytia (Democrat), Nancy Gutierrez (Democrat), Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (Democrat), Alma Hernandez (Democrat), and Oscar De Los Santos (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2579?
This bill died with 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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