SB97Introduced in the Senate
Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; establishment of student meal plan credit donation program.
Introduced by Danica Roem, District 30
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; establishment of student meal plan credit donation program. Renames the Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program, established pursuant to applicable law, as "the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program" and amends the Program by expanding the criteria that a public institution of higher education or eligible private institution of higher education must satisfy to receive a designation as a "Hunger-Free Campus" and be awarded a grant under the Program to include a requirement that any such institution to establish both (i) an on-campus food pantry, pursuant to current law, and (ii) if such institution offers a meal swipe program or equivalent student meal swipe plan, a student meal credit sharing program, whereby students may voluntarily donate unused meal plan credits to be distributed for use by other students at campus dining halls or at its on-campus food pantry or to otherwise support its on-campus food pantry. The bill also requires grants awarded pursuant to the Program to be used to support on-campus efforts and initiatives to eliminate student food insecurity at such institution through the maintenance and operation of both its food pantry, pursuant to current law, and its student meal credit sharing program established in accordance with the bill.
Where it stands
Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
March 9, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
House of DelegatesStage: Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N) · March 4, 2026
18
Yes
3
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
22 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each delegate voted
| Delegate | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Gretchen Bulova | 11 | Yes |
| Briana Sewell | 25 | Yes |
| Atoosa Reaser | 27 | Yes |
| Elizabeth Guzman | 31 | Yes |
| Sam Rasoul | 38 | Yes |
| Madison Whittle | 49 | Yes |
| Eric Zehr | 51 | No |
| Amy Laufer | 55 | Yes |
| Thomas Garrett | 56 | No |
| Phillip Scott | 63 | No |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100751D
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
Senate subcommittee offered
Senate committee offered
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Committee substitute printed 26105701D-S1
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Education
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB97)
Assigned HED sub: Higher Education
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N)
Reported from Education and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 3-N)
Continued to next session in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
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