Delaware has passed HB 263 that bans schools in the state from denying meals to students that are in arrears.  So-called shaming bills are under consideration by a number of state legislatures and many states. North Dakota, Arizona, Ohio and Louisiana currently cover the cost of reduced-priced meals in schools soon to be followed by Rhode Island, Virginia and Washington State. After an unsuccessful attempt in 2022, Virginia plans on serving free breakfast and lunch daily in schools subject to approval of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee.

In contrast South Dakota failed to advance a bill to provide free meals to qualified students through the House Committee on Education.  Recently EGG-NEWS reported that South Dakota had turned down federal funding to provide school districts with the resources to serve meals to needy students.