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Colorado voters approved two statewide ballot measures, Proposition LL and Proposition MM, in the November 4, 2025 election.
Both measures expand funding for the state’s Healthy School Meals for All program, which provides free breakfast and lunch to all public-school students.
Proposition LL allows the state to keep roughly $12 million in excess revenue from the existing tax that funds the program, instead of refunding that money under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). Proposition MM increases funding further by limiting itemized deductions for households earning $300,000 or more in adjusted gross income. About 200,000 households — roughly 6 percent of Colorado taxpayers — will see their annual tax bill rise by an average of $400 to $500.
Both measures passed comfortably — more than two-thirds of Colorado’s counties, including both urban and rural areas, supported the proposals.
The revenue from the measures — estimated at about $95 million annually — will restore or expand parts of the original 2022 school-meals initiative that lacked full funding. These include higher pay or stipends for cafeteria workers, the purchase of more locally grown foods, and support for equipment upgrades in school kitchens.
Since launching statewide in fall 2023, the Healthy School Meals for All program has increased participation significantly. Schools are now serving free lunches to about 600,000 students, including 100,000 more than before the program began. Breakfast participation has risen by roughly 50,000 students, with overall lunch participation up around 30 percent.
The measures faced no organized opposition beyond conservative rhetoric criticizing over taxation.
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