A bill that passed through a House committee in Olympia this week would allow for all kids in Washington to have free breakfast and lunch at schools. Democratic State Representative Marcus Riccelli of Spokane introduced House Bill 1238, which would provide those meals to all requesting students without charge. Right now, he said there are 1.1 million students in Washington and that around 700,000 now qualify for free meals through different programs. But Riccelli believes the 400,000 remaining students should also have the option of free meals at school. There are around 40 schools in Seattle Public Schools that qualify for all students to have free meals. In Everett, 18 of their 27 schools currently qualify for all students to receive free meals. But in the other schools, kids have to apply and qualify to get free meals.