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HB674 • 2026

Department of Health; collection and publication of food insecurity information.

An Act to amend and reenact § 32.1-23.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Health; collection and publication of food insecurity information.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Maldonado
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how often the food insecurity information must be published or specify which validated tool will be used for collecting food insecurity data.

Department of Health; Collecting and Publishing Food Insecurity Data

This act requires the Virginia Department of Health to collect data about food insecurity using a validated tool as part of its participation in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and publish that information on its website.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Health to gather information on food insecurity using a validated tool as part of its participation in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
  • Directs the Department of Health to make collected food insecurity data available to the public through its website.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Virginia Department of Health
  • Residents of Virginia who participate in surveys about food insecurity

Terms To Know

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
A survey system used by the Department of Health to collect health-related data from residents.
Social determinants of health
Factors like education, economic stability, and neighborhood conditions that influence people's health.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify how often the food insecurity information must be published.
  • It is unclear what specific validated tool will be used to collect food insecurity data.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 199 (effective 7/1/2026)

  2. 2026-04-06 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 199 (effective 7/1/2026)

  3. 2026-04-06 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0199)

  4. 2026-03-10 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

  5. 2026-03-10 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  6. 2026-03-06 House

    Signed by Speaker

  7. 2026-03-06 Senate

    Signed by President

  8. 2026-03-06 House

    Enrolled

  9. 2026-03-06 House

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB674ER)

  10. 2026-03-06 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB674)

  11. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Read third time

  12. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  13. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  15. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)

  16. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  17. 2026-02-26 Education and Health

    Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

  18. 2026-02-24 Health

    Assigned Education sub: Health

  19. 2026-02-18 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  20. 2026-02-18 Education and Health

    Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  21. 2026-02-17 House

    Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  22. 2026-02-16 Health and Human Services

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB674)

  23. 2026-02-16 House

    Read second time

  24. 2026-02-16 House

    committee substitute agreed to

  25. 2026-02-16 House

    Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  26. 2026-02-15 House

    Read first time

  27. 2026-02-13 Appropriations

    Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  28. 2026-02-13 Health & Human Resources

    Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

  29. 2026-02-12 Health & Human Resources

    Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources

  30. 2026-02-12 Health and Human Services

    Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

  31. 2026-02-12 Health and Human Services

    Committee substitute printed 26105889D-H1

  32. 2026-02-10 Health

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)

  33. 2026-02-10 Health

    House subcommittee offered

  34. 2026-02-04 House

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB674)

  35. 2026-01-21 Health

    Assigned sub: Health

  36. 2026-01-13 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104724D

  37. 2026-01-13 Health and Human Services

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

Official Summary Text

Department of Health; collection and annual publication of food insecurity information.
Directs the Department of Health, as part of its participation in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, to collect information on food insecurity and publish such information on its website.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
An Act to amend and reenact §
32.1-23.6
of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Health; collection and publication of food insecurity information.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §
32.1-23.6
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§
32.1-23.6
. Information and data related to social determinants of health; food security.
A. As used in this section:
"Demographic data" means data and information regarding the race, ethnicity, age, and gender of residents of the Commonwealth.
"Social determinants of health" means conditions that affect health risks and health outcomes, including health care access and quality, education access and quality, social and community context, economic stability, and neighborhood and built environment.
B. The Department shall (i) collect and analyze information regarding demographics and the social determinants of health and their impacts on health and health risks of residents of the Commonwealth and (ii) make such information and analyses available to the public on its website. Nothing in this section shall allow for the release of personal health information or any other confidential information.
C. The Department shall, as part of its participation in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, collect information on food insecurity using a validated tool. The Department shall publish such information it collects pursuant to this subsection publicly on its website.