Chapter 62, An Act Promoting Student Nutrition
An Act Promoting Student Nutrition Legislative History Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Promoting Student Nutrition – Acts of 2021 Chapter 62
- H3999
- H585
- H715
- H4434
- S256
- S298
- S2390
- S2532
- S2664
2. Committee Documents
- Representative Andy Vargas Written Testimony
- School Nutrition Association of Massachusetts Written Testimony
- Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Written Testimony
- Food Research & Action Center Written Testimony
- Groundwork Lawrence Written Testimony
- Jewish Family & Children’s Service Written Testimony
- National Lawyers Guild Written Testimony
- League of Women Voters Written Testimony
- Massachusetts Appleseed Written Testimony
- Greater Boston Food Bank Written Testimony
- Senator Cyntha Creem Written Testimony
- Massachusetts Food System Collaborative Written Testimony
- Project Bread Written Testimony
- Representative Liz Malia Written Testimony
- Worcester County Food Bank Written Testimony
- Luciana Castrillon (Framingham Public Schools) Written Testimony
- Oral Testimony
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- House Roll Call, H. 3999
- House Journal – Oct. 6, 2021
- Senate Journal – Oct. 6, 2021
- State House News Service: Advances – Week of Sept. 19, 2021
- State House News Service: Senate Session Summary – Monday, Sept. 20, 2021
- State House News Service: Senate Session Summary – Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021
- State House News Service: House Session Summary – Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021
- State House News Service: Senate Session Summary – Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- Governor Baker Signs Student Nutrition Act Ensuring More Students Access Free Meals at School
- How a new law expands access to free meals in Mass. schools
- MA Senate Passes Cindy Creem’s Bill To Promote Student Nutrition
- Massachusetts Law Prohibits “Meal Shaming” Practices
- New bill requires free student breakfast, lunch for low-income schools in Massachusetts
- MLRI Applauds Passage of Meal Debt Legislation in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Baker Signs Vargas Bill Into Law, Ending Pupil Shaming Over Lunch Money Debt
- Massachusetts State Senate Passes Healthy Youth, Gender ID and Student Nutrition Bills
- Saugus Legislator Supports School-Nutrition Bill
- Gov. Baker Signs Student Nutrition Bill Into Law
- Student nutrition bill, barring ‘meal-shaming,’ on the move
- New student nutrition law could benefit up to 10,000 kids in Massachusetts schools
- End Student Meal Debt
- Thousands of additional Mass. students expected to have access to free school meals under new law
- Massachusetts Governor Baker Signs Student Nutrition Act Ensuring More Students Get Free Meals At School
- Sen. Lewis Helps Lead Senate Action to Fight Child Hunger, School Meal Shaming
- Senate passes bill to ensure school children eat healthy meals
- Governor Baker Signs Legislation Tackling Child Hunger
- Baker Signs Student Nutrition Act Ensuring More Students Access Free Meals at School
- Baker Signs Student Nutrition Act Ensuring More Students Access Free Meals at School
- For kids, more calories, less stigma. Here’s how a new school meals law works
- Governor Baker Signs Student Nutrition Act
- Baker signs bill prohibiting ‘meal-shaming’ in schools
- ‘Lunch shaming’ bill teed up for Senate vote
- An Act Promoting Student Nutrition (1 of 2) – New Requirements Related to Special Provisions
- An Act Promoting Student Nutrition (2 of 2) – Student Unpaid Meal Debt
- State House News Service: Early-Afternoon Briefs: Redistricting the South Coast | T Board Appointed | “Lunch Shaming”
- State House News Service: Late-Afternoon Briefs: “Maybe Should’ve Been Fixed Before” | Endgame at Mass And Cass
- State House News Service: Late-Morning Briefs: Record Gaming $$$ | Student Nutrition Law | Lawrence School Fights
- State House News Service: PERSONAL STORIES NOT ENOUGH TO SALVAGE “LUNCH SHAMING” BILL