Utah lawmakers revive bipartisan effort to tackle school lunch debt

By: Will Ruzanski

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 542

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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A bipartisan bill to reduce school lunch debt is back, and it’s headed to the House floor after unanimous approval in the House Revenue and Taxation Committee.

Sponsored by Rep. Matt MacPherson, R-West Valley City, HB148 would allow Utahns to make a donation towards a school lunch debt relief program through their state tax forms, similar to other voluntary donation programs. The non-tax deductible donation would have no effect on state tax revenue.

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