---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals"
description: "An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 165"
citation: "Vermont H 165 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erin Brady"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 46
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-03"
last_action: "2023-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f7d4080-f476-4ffc-9f49-be4560e28628"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/493"
source_hash: "1620b40e29a19643706db1fff94706bb07e55e791886ab5fc289e5d061e6ee65"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont H 165 (2023-2024) — An act relating to school food programs and universal school meals

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0165/H-0165%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT064/ACT064%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT064/ACT064%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the House (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0165/H-0165%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the House (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0165/H-0165%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0165/H-0165%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0165/H-0165%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0165/H-0165%20Senate%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0165/H-0165%20Senate%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 147 to Pass -- Yeas = 122, Nays = 25 — **122–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Erin Brady — primary (person)
- Esme Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Jana Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Josie Leavitt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-03** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry `introduction`
- **2023-02-28** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-02-28** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-03-16** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2023-03-22** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-23** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-03-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Rep. Cole of Hartford reported for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- **2023-03-23** Rep. Sims of Craftsbury recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2023-03-23** Rep. Mihaly of Calais recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2023-03-23** Report of Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry agreed to
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Read third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2023-04-18** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-04-18** Favorable report by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-18** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2023-05-04** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-05-04** Favorable report by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-04** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-04** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-05** Favorable report by Committee on Education `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-05** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-05** Reported favorably by Senator Hashim for Committee on Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-05** Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-05** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Appropriations agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** Proposal of amendment by Senator(s) Williams; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-05** Senator Williams requested & granted leave to withdraw proposal of amendment
- **2023-05-05** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-05-08** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-08** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-05-08** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth `passage`
- **2023-05-08** Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-09** Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-10** Action Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-10** Rep. Carroll of Bennington demanded yeas and nays
- **2023-05-10** Roll Call Results Passed -- Needed 74 of 147 to Pass -- Yeas = 122, Nays = 25
- **2023-05-10** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Delivered to the Governor on June 8, 2023 `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Allowed to become law without the signature of the Governor on June 14, 2023
- **2023-06-20** House message: Governor allowed to become law without signature on June 14, 2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f7d4080-f476-4ffc-9f49-be4560e28628`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).