2025 House Bill 4870

Education: meals; free school lunch and breakfast program; create.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1271.

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House Bills 4870-4781 establishes and funds a universal free school meal program for all Michigan public school students, including those in special education up to age 26, while aligning with federal standards, maximizing reimbursements, simplifying administration, and forgiving existing meal debt.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 11, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Denise Mentzer (D-61) and 22 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Carol Glanville (D-84), Angela Witwer (D-76), Regina Weiss (D-5), Mai Xiong (D-13), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Jason Morgan (D-23), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Julie Brixie (D-73), Noah Arbit (D-20), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Helena Scott (D-8), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Julie Rogers (D-41), Mike McFall (D-14), Joey Andrews (D-38), Natalie Price (D-6), Jasper Martus (D-69) and Amos O’Neal (D-94)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations