SB 486 VA

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Required disclosures for dietary supplements and medication; gluten disclaimer. Requires any person who manufactures, distributes, or sells or offers for sale a dietary supplement to label such dietary supplement with a list of active and inactive ingredients and include a separate disclaimer if the product contains gluten. The bill requires pharmacists, when dispensing a prescription drug, to provide all information required under federal law to accompany the drug, including the medication guide, patient package insert, or other written patient information. The bill also requires pharmacists to provide counseling consistent with federally required labels to patients upon request when dispensing a nonprescription drug. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

• Richard H. Stuart Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105005D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
4. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB486) · upper
6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 4, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
8. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107162D-S1 · upper
9. Feb 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
10. Feb 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 5, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
13. Feb 6, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Feb 6, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
15. Feb 6, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 9, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB486) · upper
18. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
21. Feb 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Social Services · lower
22. Feb 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote) · lower
23. Mar 10, 2026 Left in Health and Human Services · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML