HB 322 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 SB 186.

• Jackie H. Glass Democratic · primary

1. Jan 11, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103201D · lower
2. Jan 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture · lower
4. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB322) · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N 1-A) · lower
7. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
11. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · upper
12. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
13. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
19. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled · lower
21. Mar 14, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB322ER) · lower
22. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
23. Mar 14, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB322) · lower
25. Mar 25, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 · lower
26. Mar 25, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 107 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
28. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107) · 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