Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 820
Community Eligibility Provision of National School Lunch Program; require certain school districts to apply for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-137, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE AN IDENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGE OF 25% OR MORE OF ENROLLED STUDENTS RECEIVING FREE LUNCH, AS DETERMINED BY PRIOR YEAR ENROLLMENT, TO APPLY TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE (FNS) FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROGRAMS, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM AND SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM FREE TO ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED AT A PARTICULAR SCHOOL OR IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT REGARDLESS OF REPORTED INCOME; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to February 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
EducationJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.