ColoradoHealthy School Meals For All
What it does
The act amends the ballot title language for the ballot issue concerning increasing taxes annually by $95 million to support the healthy school meals for all program (program) that the secretary of state will submit to the voters at the November 2025 statewide election. The amended ballot title language allows the additional tax revenue authorized by the ballot issue to be spent on supporting access to not just the program but to healthy food for Colorado kids and families.The act also modifies the healthy school meals for all program cash fund (fund), as the fund would exist upon voters approving the ballot issue concerning increasing taxes annually by $95 million to support the program that the secretary of state will submit to the voters at the November 2025 statewide election. The act expands the permissible uses of money in the fund.
More detail
Specifically, the act allows money in the fund to be used for, among other things, supporting the implementation of the supplemental nutritional assistance program, so long as the program is fully funded first. The act also modifies when money can be expended from the fund so that, beyond providing reimbursements to participating school food authorities and covering the costs of administering the program, money can only be expended from the fund beginning July 1, 2026.APPROVED by Governor August 26, 2025PORTIONS EFFECTIVE August 26, 2025(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Aug 26Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Aug 26Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Aug 25Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Aug 25Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Aug 24House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 23House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Aug 22Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 25B-003 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 22Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesMinor
- Aug 22House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Aug 21Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.001. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 25B-003, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.003. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 21Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Aug 21Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - CommitteeIntroduced