SB183 • 2026

Restaurants; identifying markers on delivery/carry out food due to consumer-identified food allergy.

An Act to direct the Board of Health to promulgate regulations requiring restaurants to place an identifying marker on delivery or carry out food altered or substituted due to consumer-identified food allergy or sensitivity.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Williams Graves
Last action: 2026-04-13
Official status: Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Restaurants; identifying markers on delivery/carry out food due to consumer-identified food allergy.

Board of Health; restaurants; major food allergen labeling.

What This Bill Does

Board of Health; restaurants; major food allergen labeling.
Directs the Board of Health to promulgate regulations requiring all restaurants that alter or substitute food due to a consumer-identified food allergy or sensitivity to place an identifying marker on any food item prepared for delivery or carry out service that has been altered or substituted.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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SB183AHC1

2026-02-24 • Committee

Health Subcommittee Amendment

Plain English: 2/24/2026 SB 183 SUBCOMMITTEE 1.

2/24/2026 SB 183 SUBCOMMITTEE 1.
Line 14, engrossed, after establish strike standardized

SB183AH1

2026-02-26 • Committee

Health and Human Services Amendment

Plain English: 2/26/2026 SB 183 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 1.

2/26/2026 SB 183 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 1.
Line 14, engrossed, after establish strike standardized

SB183EDOC

2026-03-03 • House

House Amendment

Plain English: 3/03/2026 (SB183) AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 1.

3/03/2026 (SB183) AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 1.
Line 14, engrossed, after establish strike standardized

Bill History

2026-04-13 Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 939 (effective 7/1/2026)
2026-04-13 Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0939)
2026-03-14 Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
2026-03-14 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-12 House
Signed by Speaker
2026-03-11 Senate
Signed by President
2026-03-11 Senate
Enrolled
2026-03-11 Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB183ER)
2026-03-11 Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB183)
2026-03-05 Senate
House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
2026-03-03 House
Read third time
2026-03-03 House
committee amendment agreed to
2026-03-03 House
Engrossed by House as amended
2026-03-03 House
Passed House with amendment (66-Y 32-N 0-A)
2026-03-02 House
Read second time
2026-02-26 Health and Human Services
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N)
2026-02-24 Health
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)
2026-02-16 Health
Assigned sub: Health
2026-02-06 House
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-06 Health and Human Services
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2026-02-06 House
Read first time
2026-02-06 Education and Health
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB183)
2026-02-03 Senate
Read third time and passed Senate
2026-02-02 Senate
Read second time
2026-02-02 Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
2026-02-02 Education and Health
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
2026-02-02 Senate
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
2026-01-30 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-01-30 Senate
Passed by for the day
2026-01-30 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-01-30 Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-01-30 Education and Health
Committee substitute printed 26106417D-S1
2026-01-29 Education and Health
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
2026-01-29 Education and Health
Senate committee offered
2026-01-29 Education and Health
Senate committee offered
2026-01-27 Health
Senate subcommittee offered
2026-01-27 Health
Senate subcommittee offered
2026-01-20 Health
Assigned Education sub: Health
2026-01-15 Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB183)
2026-01-09 Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100927D
2026-01-09 Education and Health
Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Official Summary Text

Board of Health; restaurants; major food allergen labeling.
Directs the Board of Health to promulgate regulations requiring all restaurants that alter or substitute food due to a consumer-identified food allergy or sensitivity to place an identifying marker on any food item prepared for delivery or carry out service that has been altered or substituted.

Current Bill Text

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An Act to direct the Board of Health to promulgate regulations requiring restaurants to place an identifying marker on delivery or carry out food altered or substituted due to consumer-identified food allergy or sensitivity.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1.
§ 1. That the Board of Health shall, pursuant to §
35.1-14
of the Code of Virginia, promulgate regulations requiring all restaurants that alter or substitute food due to a consumer-identified food allergy or sensitivity to place an identifying marker consistent with the standards established by the Board of Health on any food item prepared for delivery or carry out service that has been altered or substituted.
§ 2. That the Board of Health shall establish identifying markers for each common food allergy or sensitivity, to include each of the major food allergens specified in 12VAC5-
421-10
, as well as gluten.