HI SB549 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-21 - Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM.
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-21 - Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM.
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Requires the Department of Education to establish a recognition program to incentivize schools to submit to the Department a plan for the school to reach the local farm to school meal goal of thirty per cent of food served in the school to consist of locally sourced products by 2030. Requires all department high schools to provide a plant-based meal option for school meals, under certain conditions.
Title
Relating To School Meals.
Sponsors
| Sen. Mike Gabbard [D] | Sen. Stanley Chang [D] | Sen. Tim Richards [D] | Sen. Angus McKelvey [D] |
| Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM. |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Introduced. |
Subjects
Hawaii State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=549&year=2025 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB549_.HTM |
