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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.
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Last Action
Mar 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB248)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB248ER)
Enrolled
Signed by President
House amendments agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
Passed House with amendments (65-Y 32-N 0-A)
Read third time
committee amendments agreed to
Engrossed by House as amended
Read second time
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N)
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB248)
Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
Assigned Education sub: Health
Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100947D
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Tara A. Durant