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SB 183 VA
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Restaurants; identifying markers on delivery/carry out food due to consumer-identified food allergy.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 9, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 939 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

Board of Health; restaurants; major food allergen labeling. Directs the Board of Health to promulgate regulations requiring all restaurants that alter or substitute food due to a consumer-identified food allergy or sensitivity to place an identifying marker on any food item prepared for delivery or carry out service that has been altered or substituted.

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Action history (35)

  1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100927D · upper
  2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
  3. Jan 15, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB183) · upper
  4. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
  5. Jan 29, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  6. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) · upper
  7. Jan 30, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  8. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  9. Jan 30, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  10. Jan 30, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106417D-S1 · upper
  11. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · upper
  12. Feb 2, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
  13. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
  14. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate · upper
  15. Feb 6, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  16. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
  17. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
  18. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB183) · upper
  19. Feb 16, 2026 Assigned sub: Health · lower
  20. Feb 24, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N) · lower
  21. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N) · lower
  22. Mar 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
  23. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · lower
  24. Mar 3, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
  25. Mar 3, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  26. Mar 3, 2026 Passed House with amendment (66-Y 32-N 0-A) · lower
  27. Mar 5, 2026 House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
  28. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  29. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB183ER) · upper
  30. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB183) · upper
  31. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  32. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  33. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · upper
  34. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  35. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 939 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (11)

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.

  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • House Amendment · HTML
  • Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
  • Health Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
  • Education and Health Substitute · PDF
  • Education and Health Substitute · HTML
  • Education and Health Substitute · PDF
  • Education and Health Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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