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VA SB 183

enacted

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

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did VA SB 183 pass?

Yes. VA SB 183 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): Approved by Governor-Chapter 939 (effective 7/1/2026)

What is VA SB 183 about?

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.

Who sponsors VA SB 183?

Angelia Williams Graves is the primary sponsor of VA SB 183.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-09
Latest action
2026-04-13 — Approved by Governor-Chapter 939 (effective 7/1/2026)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Angelia Williams Gravesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-13

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 939 (effective 7/1/2026)

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-03-14

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

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-03-14

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

    enrolled,executive-receipt

  4. 2026-03-12

    Signed by Speaker

    passage

  5. 2026-03-11

    Signed by President

    passage

  6. 2026-03-11

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB183)

  7. 2026-03-11

    Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB183ER)

    passage

  8. 2026-03-11

    Enrolled

    enrolled

  9. 2026-03-05

    House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

    amendment-passage

  10. 2026-03-03

    Passed House with amendment (66-Y 32-N 0-A)

    passage

  11. 2026-03-03

    Engrossed by House as amended

  12. 2026-03-03

    committee amendment agreed to

    amendment-passage

  13. 2026-03-03

    Read third time

    reading-3

  14. 2026-03-02

    Read second time

    reading-2

  15. 2026-02-26

    Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N)

    committee-passage

  16. 2026-02-24

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)

  17. 2026-02-16

    Assigned sub: Health

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-02-06

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB183)

  19. 2026-02-06

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-02-06

    Read first time

    reading-1

  21. 2026-02-06

    Placed on Calendar

  22. 2026-02-03

    Read third time and passed Senate

    passage,reading-3

  23. 2026-02-02

    Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

    substitution

  24. 2026-02-02

    Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

    substitution

  25. 2026-02-02

    Read second time

    reading-2

  26. 2026-01-30

    Committee substitute printed 26106417D-S1

    substitution

  27. 2026-01-30

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  28. 2026-01-30

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

  29. 2026-01-30

    Rules suspended

  30. 2026-01-29

    Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)

    committee-passage

  31. 2026-01-29

    Senate committee offered

  32. 2026-01-20

    Assigned Education sub: Health

    referral-committee

  33. 2026-01-15

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB183)

  34. 2026-01-09

    Referred to Committee on Education and Health

    referral-committee

  35. 2026-01-09

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100927D

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reported from Education and Health with substitute

    2026-01-29 · pass · 9-5

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: no
    • Mark J. Peake: no
    • Todd E. Pillion: no
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • Christopher T. Head: no
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Tara A. Durant: abstain
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Christie New Craig: no
    • Russet Perry: yes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed R

    2026-01-30 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Christie New Craig: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
    • Tara A. Durant: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Timmy French: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • Christopher T. Head: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: yes
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: not voting
    • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
    • Mark J. Peake: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
    • Richard H. Stuart: not voting
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

  • Passage R

    2026-02-03 · pass · 22-17

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: no
    • Christie New Craig: no
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: no
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: no
    • Tara A. Durant: no
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Timmy French: no
    • T. Travis Hackworth: no
    • Christopher T. Head: no
    • Michael J. Jones: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: no
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: no
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: not voting
    • Mark D. Obenshain: no
    • Mark J. Peake: no
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: no
    • Bryce E. Reeves: no
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
    • Richard H. Stuart: yes
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: no
    • David R. Suetterlein: no
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)

    2026-02-24 · pass · 7-3

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Patrick A. Hope: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • Sam Rasoul: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Irene Shin: yes
    • Mark C. Downey: yes
    • Garrett McGuire: yes
    • M. Keith Hodges: no
    • Wendell S. Walker: no
    • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: no

  • Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s)

    2026-02-26 · pass · 15-6

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Rodney T. Willett: yes
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • Patrick A. Hope: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
    • Sam Rasoul: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Irene Shin: yes
    • Joshua G. Cole: yes
    • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
    • Debra D. Gardner: yes
    • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
    • Mark C. Downey: yes
    • Nicole Cole: yes
    • Garrett McGuire: yes
    • M. Keith Hodges: no
    • Wendell S. Walker: no
    • Mike A. Cherry: no
    • Phillip A. Scott: no
    • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: no
    • Mitchell Cornett: no
    • Wren M. Williams: not voting

  • H VOTE:

    2026-03-03 · pass · 66-32

    Member-level votes (99)
    • Jessica L. Anderson: yes
    • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
    • Alex Q. Askew: yes
    • Terry L. Austin: no
    • Jason S. Ballard: no
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: no
    • Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
    • Katrina Callsen: not voting
    • Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
    • Mike A. Cherry: no
    • Nadarius E. Clark: yes
    • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
    • Joshua G. Cole: yes
    • Nicole Cole: yes
    • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
    • Mitchell Cornett: no
    • Rae Cousins: yes
    • Will Davis: no
    • Karrie K. Delaney: yes
    • Lindsey Dougherty: yes
    • Mark C. Downey: yes
    • Michael B. Feggans: yes
    • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: no
    • Lily V. Franklin: yes
    • Margaret A. Franklin: yes
    • Debra D. Gardner: yes
    • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: no
    • Jackie H. Glass: yes
    • Timothy P. Griffin: no
    • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
    • Karen Hamilton: no
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
    • Dan I. Helmer: yes
    • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
    • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • M. Keith Hodges: no
    • Patrick A. Hope: yes
    • Hillary Pugh Kent: no
    • Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
    • Terry G. Kilgore: no
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • Amy J. Laufer: yes
    • James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
    • Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
    • Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
    • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
    • Marty Martinez: yes
    • John Chilton McAuliff: yes
    • Adele Y. McClure: yes
    • Garrett McGuire: yes
    • Ellen H. McLaughlin: no
    • Joseph P. McNamara: no
    • Kirk McPike: yes
    • Delores L. McQuinn: yes
    • Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
    • James W. Morefield: yes
    • May Nivar: yes
    • Delores Oates: no
    • Israel D. O'Quinn: no
    • Justin Pence: no
    • Eric Phillips: no
    • Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • Sam Rasoul: yes
    • Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
    • David A. Reid: yes
    • Chris S. Runion: no
    • Charlie Schmidt: yes
    • Don Scott: yes
    • Phillip A. Scott: no
    • Holly M. Seibold: yes
    • Briana D. Sewell: yes
    • Irene Shin: yes
    • Marcus B. Simon: yes
    • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
    • JJ Singh: yes
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
    • Anne Ferrell Tata: no
    • Joshua E. Thomas: yes
    • Virgil Thornton: yes
    • Luke E. Torian: yes
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: no
    • Wendell S. Walker: no
    • Jeion A. Ward: yes
    • R. Lee Ware: no
    • Vivian E. Watts: yes
    • Michael J. Webert: no
    • Madison Whittle: no
    • Bill Wiley: no
    • Rodney T. Willett: yes
    • Wren M. Williams: yes
    • Tony O. Wilt: no
    • Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: no
    • Scott A. Wyatt: no
    • Eric R. Zehr: no

  • Concur House Amendment R

    2026-03-05 · pass · 21-18

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: no
    • Christie New Craig: no
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: no
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: no
    • Tara A. Durant: no
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Timmy French: no
    • T. Travis Hackworth: no
    • Christopher T. Head: no
    • Michael J. Jones: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: no
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • David W. Marsden: not voting
    • Ryan T. McDougle: no
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
    • Mark D. Obenshain: no
    • Mark J. Peake: no
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: no
    • Bryce E. Reeves: no
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
    • Richard H. Stuart: yes
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: no
    • David R. Suetterlein: no
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

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https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB183

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