(1) Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state. This system is composed of local educational agencies throughout the state that provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, at schoolsites operated by these agencies. Existing law, commencing with the 2022–23 school year, requires each school district and county superintendent of schools maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and each charter school to provide 2 nutritiously adequate school meals free of charge during each schoolday, regardless of the length of the schoolday, to any pupil who requests a meal without consideration of the pupil's eligibility for a federally funded free or reduced-price meal, as specified, with a maximum of one free meal for each meal service period. Existing law requires the department to develop and maintain nutrition guidelines for school lunches and breakfasts, and for all food and beverages sold on public school campuses. Existing law requires a school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school to provide each needy pupil with one nutritionally adequate free or reduced-price meal during each schoolday, except as provided.
(1) Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state. This system is composed of local educational agencies throughout the state that provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, at schoolsites operated by these agencies. Existing law, commencing with the 2022–23 school year, requires each school district and county superintendent of schools maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and each charter school to provide 2 nutritiously adequate school meals free of charge during each schoolday, regardless of the length of the schoolday, to any pupil who requests a meal without consideration of the pupil's eligibility for a federally funded free or reduced-price meal, as specified, with a maximum of one free meal for each meal service period. Existing law requires the department to develop and maintain nutrition guidelines for school lunches and breakfasts, and for all food and beverages sold on public school campuses. Existing law requires a school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school to provide each needy pupil with one nutritionally adequate free or reduced-price meal during each schoolday, except as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
SB 348 Skinner Senate Third Reading By Blanca Rubio — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent SB348 Skinner et al. — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB348 Skinner et al. Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Skinner — primary (person)
Addis — coauthor (person)
Archuleta — coauthor (person)
Berman — coauthor (person)
Blanca Rubio — coauthor (person)
Bonta — coauthor (person)
Gonzalez — coauthor (person)
Hoover — coauthor (person)
Hurtado — coauthor (person)
Juan Carrillo — coauthor (person)
Luz Rivas — coauthor (person)
Ochoa Bogh — coauthor (person)
Wahab — coauthor (person)
Wilk — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-08 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-09 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 11.
2023-02-15 Referred to Coms. on ED. and HUMANS S. referral-committee
2023-03-08 Set for hearing March 29.
2023-03-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 570.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-11 Set for hearing April 17.
2023-04-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 748.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-21 Set for hearing May 1.
2023-05-01 May 1 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2023-05-12 Set for hearing May 18.
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1166.) (May 18). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-26 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2023-05-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1364.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-31 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-06-08 Referred to Coms. on ED. and HUM. S. referral-committee
2023-06-14 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-06-29 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 28). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-06-30 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-07-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-08-23 August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2023-09-01 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (September 1). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-06 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2965.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-06 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-07 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2469.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2023-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 600, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4199602a-2826-4961-a095-603046d5c4e7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).