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HF851Introduced in the House

A bill for an act relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve to include instruction related to nutrition, modifying provisions related to the agriculture, food, and natural resources component of the career and technical education instruction provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, and modifying provisions related to school meal programs, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 173.)

EngrossedSenate Agriculture

Introduced by State Government

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to student nutrition, including by modifying the curricula provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve to include instruction related to nutrition, modifying provisions related to the agriculture, food, and natural resources component of the career and technical education instruction provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, and modifying provisions related to school meal programs, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 173.)

Where it stands

Subcommittee: Driscoll, Zimmer, and Zumbach. S.J. 549.

March 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–1119? · March 19, 2025

32

Yes

64

No

3

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Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 562.

  2. Amendments H-1118, H-1119 and H-1122 filed. H.J. 721.

  3. Fiscal note.

  4. Point of order raised on H-1119, ruled not germane. H.J. 730.

  5. Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1119, yeas 32, nays 64. H.J. 730.

  6. Motion to suspend rules failed. H.J. 731.

  7. Point of order raised on H-1118, ruled not germane. H.J. 731.

  8. Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1118, yeas 32, nays 64. H.J. 731.

  9. Motion to suspend rules failed. H.J. 732.

  10. Point of order raised on H-1122, ruled not germane. H.J. 732.

  11. Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1122. H.J. 733.

  12. Motion to suspend rules prevailed. H.J. 733.

  13. Amendment H-1122 adopted. H.J. 733.

  14. Passed House, yeas 60, nays 36. H.J. 733.

  15. Immediate message. H.J. 748.

  16. Message from House. S.J. 603.

  17. Fiscal note.

  18. Read first time, attached to SF 525. S.J. 603.

  19. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 689.

  20. Referred to Agriculture. S.J. 1057.

  21. Subcommittee: Driscoll, Zimmer, and Zumbach. S.J. 549.

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