HB 998 VA

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Became Law

Menstrual supplies ingredient labeling; restriction of substances; civil penalty. Requires that each package or box containing menstrual supplies, as defined in the bill, contain a label of all ingredients that are included within such products when sold within the Commonwealth. Such label shall be displayed by the manufacturer in a manner that is visible and easy to understand for the consumer. The bill requires any manufacturer to make changes to the label reflecting any changes of ingredients within 18 months of any such changes. The bill also requires the manufacturer to post the required label information on its website. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.

• Holly M. Seibold Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104843D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned sub: Health · lower
4. Feb 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB998) · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N) · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (16-Y 5-N) · lower
8. Feb 12, 2026 House committee offered · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107800D-H1 · lower
10. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
12. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (69-Y 28-N 0-A) · lower
15. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
17. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB998) · lower
18. Feb 24, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
19. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with amendment (9-Y 3-N) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Mar 2, 2026 Education and Health Amendment agreed to · upper
25. Mar 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
26. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate with amendment (24-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 4, 2026 Senate amendment agreed to by House (69-Y 25-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
29. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB998ER) · lower
30. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB998) · lower
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 · lower
34. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 249 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
36. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0249) · 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
• Senate Amendment · HTML
• Education and Health Amendment · HTML
• Education and Health Amendment · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health and Human Services Substitute · PDF
• Health and Human Services Substitute · HTML
• Health Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Health Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML