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. “This was a pretty simple bill that we passed last year, it went unanimous in both the House and the Senate,” MacPherson told Utah News Dispatch. In 2025, Utah expanded its free lunch program for qualifying students. “It’s pretty simple, and it does have a very minor fiscal impact as far as setting up the fund,” he said.