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VA HB 695

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Restaurants; sodium warning label required, civil penalty.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 695 pass?

The current status of VA HB 695 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Health and Human Services

What is VA HB 695 about?

Restaurants; sodium warning label required; civil penalty. Requires restaurants with three or more locations in the Commonwealth to display on its menu a sodium warning label next to or beneath each menu item containing 2,300 milligrams or more of sodium. Restaurants that violate the provisions of this bill shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 per violation.

Who sponsors VA HB 695?

C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. is the primary sponsor of VA HB 695.

Description

Restaurants; sodium warning label required; civil penalty. Requires restaurants with three or more locations in the Commonwealth to display on its menu a sodium warning label next to or beneath each menu item containing 2,300 milligrams or more of sodium. Restaurants that violate the provisions of this bill shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 per violation.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Health and Human Services
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103793D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on General Laws

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-27

    Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-27

    Assigned sub: Behavioral Health

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-29

    House subcommittee offered

  6. 2026-02-02

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB695)

  7. 2026-02-05

    House subcommittee offered

  8. 2026-02-05

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)

  9. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Health and Human Services

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-02-05 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Debra D. Gardner: yes
    • Sam Rasoul: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Joshua G. Cole: yes
    • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
    • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
    • Mike A. Cherry: yes
    • Phillip A. Scott: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB695

Attribution

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