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Restaurants; exempts certain facilities or programs.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Apr 6, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0232)

Summary

Restaurants; certain facilities or programs; exemptions. Exempts certain facilities that provide custodial care to 12 or fewer adults or children in a home from regulations applicable to restaurants. This bill is identical to HB 840.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (32)

  1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105109D · upper
  2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
  3. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB677) · upper
  4. Jan 27, 2026 Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) · upper
  5. Feb 3, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
  6. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
  7. Feb 6, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  8. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  9. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  10. Feb 6, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  11. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · upper
  12. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
  13. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  14. Feb 13, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  15. Feb 13, 2026 Read first time · lower
  16. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
  17. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) · lower
  18. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
  19. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
  20. Feb 24, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
  21. Feb 24, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
  22. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House with amendment (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  23. Feb 26, 2026 House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  24. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  25. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB677ER) · upper
  26. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB677) · upper
  27. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  28. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
  30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  31. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 232 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  32. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0232) · executive

Text versions (8)

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 Amendment · HTML
  • Health and Human Services Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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