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Missouri · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 998: Establishes the "Missouri Free School Meals Program" to reimburse public schools for providing free breakfasts and lunches to all students

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 998 is a bill introduced in the Missouri House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the "Missouri Free School Meals Program" to reimburse public schools for providing free breakfasts and lunches to all students. Primary sponsor: Stephanie Hein (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2025): Referred: Emerging Issues(H).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stephanie HeinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse136
LaDonna AppelbaumCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
  2. Read Second Time (H)
  3. Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source