SB 248 VA

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Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required. Requires the State Health Commissioner to publish in multiple languages a notice on the Department of Health's website containing procedures for restaurant staff to follow when a customer has a food allergy. The bill requires restaurants to post such notice in a conspicuous location. The bill also requires restaurants to include the phrase, "If you have a food allergy, please notify us," and its translation, if applicable, on their menus or on a sign posted conspicuously in the restaurant. This bill is identical to HB 373.

• Kannan Srinivasan Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100947D · upper
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
3. Jan 20, 2026 Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
5. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) · upper
6. Jan 30, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Jan 30, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB248) · upper
13. Feb 6, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
14. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
16. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N) · lower
17. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
18. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
19. Feb 24, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
20. Feb 24, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
21. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House with amendments (65-Y 32-N 0-A) · lower
22. Feb 26, 2026 House amendments agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · upper
24. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB248ER) · upper
25. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB248) · upper
26. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
27. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 125 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125) · 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
• House Amendments · HTML
• Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML