SB 186 VA

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Misbranded food; manufactured-protein food products; civil penalty. Provides that a food is misbranded if it purports to be or is represented as a meat food product or poultry product and such food product (i) bears or contains a manufactured-protein food product, as defined in the bill; (ii) is offered for sale; and (iii) has a label that is part of or placed on the food product package or other container storing such product that identifies the food as a meat food product or poultry product, unless such label bears a conspicuous and prominent qualifying term and is in close proximity to an identifying meat term, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill exempts a meat food product that the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services determines contains a trace amount of a manufactured-protein food product, prohibits the sale or offering for sale of a food product that is misbranded pursuant to the provisions of the bill, and makes doing so a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill provides that a person who violates the provisions of the bill is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 and allows the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt increased civil penalties not to exceed $500 for first, second, and subsequent violations of the bill. This bill is identical to HB 322.

• Angelia Williams Graves Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103400D · upper
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
3. Jan 20, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Jan 22, 2026 Read first time · upper
5. Jan 22, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
6. Jan 22, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
7. Jan 23, 2026 Read second time · upper
8. Jan 23, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB186) · upper
10. Jan 26, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Jan 26, 2026 Passed Senate · upper
12. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
13. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
15. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 1-N) · lower
16. Feb 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
17. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · lower
18. Mar 2, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 2-N 0-A) · lower
19. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · upper
20. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB186ER) · upper
21. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB186) · upper
22. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
23. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
26. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 108 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
27. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0108) · executive

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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML