Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 300 — Universal Free School Breakfast and Lunch Program

Last action — Died in Agriculture

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

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

This bill died with 2024 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Universal Free School Breakfast and Lunch Program; Requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature, to establish and operate a program to provide universal free school breakfast and lunch meals to all public school students; deleting provisions requiring school districts to implement and charge students for a breakfast program; authorizing school districts to operate free school meal programs using offsite food preparation locations, etc.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

7 changes Share ↗

AI-generated reading aid from the bill's amendatory text — verify against the official bill.

This bill establishes a universal free school breakfast and lunch program for all public school students in Florida.

  • 595.405

    school breakfast programs that make breakfast meals available to all students in each school that serves any combination of grades K-12. → free of charge, school breakfast programs that make breakfast meals available to all students in each school that serves any combination of grades K-12.

    The change clarifies that breakfast programs must be free for all students.

  • 595.405(4)(b)

    a breakfast meal available to if a student who arrives at school on the school bus less than 15 minutes before the first bell rings → a breakfast meal available to a student who arrives at school on the school bus less than 15 minutes before the first bell rings

    This correction ensures a breakfast meal is available to students arriving shortly before class starts.

  • 595.405(3)

    Each district school board must annually set prices for breakfast meals at rates that, combined with federal reimbursements and state allocations, are sufficient to defray costs of school breakfast programs without requiring allocations from the district’s operating funds, except if the district school board approves lower rates.

    The requirement for setting prices for breakfast meals is removed, allowing for free service.

  • 595.405(1)

    Subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature for that purpose, the department shall establish and operate a universal school breakfast and lunch program for all public school students in grades K-12.

    A new program is mandated to provide universal free meals for all students.

  • 595.405(2)

    Each district school board shall implement a universal school breakfast and lunch program that offers eligible breakfast and lunch meals, free of charge,

    This section emphasizes the requirement for free meal availability.

  • 595.405(5)

    Each district school board is encouraged to provide universal, free school breakfast meals to all students in each elementary, middle, and high school.

    This specifies the implementation of the universal breakfast program as a requirement instead of an encouragement.

  • 595.404(14)

    ss. 595.402(7) → ss. 595.402(3)

    The cross-reference to the definition section is updated to reflect amendments.

Action History

  1. Died in Agriculture

  2. Introduced

  3. Referred to Agriculture; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations

  4. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 163 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

education agriculture
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SB 300 do?
Universal Free School Breakfast and Lunch Program; Requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature, to establish and operate a program to provide universal free school breakfast and lunch meals to all public school students; deleting provisions requiring school districts to implement and charge students for a breakfast program; authorizing school districts to operate free school meal programs using offsite food preparation locations, etc.
Who sponsors SB 300?
SB 300 is sponsored by Berman, Lori (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 300?
This bill died with 2024 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.
Where can I track SB 300?
Track SB 300 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 300

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 300

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →