VA SB 567
Status unknownVirginia Family Grocery Basket; established, civil penalty.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 567 pass?
The current status of VA SB 567 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-03): Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
What is VA SB 567 about?
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Virginia Family Grocery Basket; civil penalty. Directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) to establish and maintain on its website a standardized list of no more than 25 essential grocery items known as the Virginia Family Grocery Basket that includes common household staple food items including milk, bread, eggs, and various types of proteins, grains, and produce. The bill requires a large grocery retail chain, as defined in the bill, to submit to the Department average retail prices for such Basket items on a monthly basis for each locality in which the large grocery retail chain operates and to publish such information on its website beginning on April 1, 2027. The bill directs the Department to issue a written notice of noncompliance for violations of the bill and to provide a 30 day period to rectify such violations, after which the Department may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each day of violation following such 30 day period.
Who sponsors VA SB 567?
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. is the primary sponsor of VA SB 567.
Description
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Virginia Family Grocery Basket; civil penalty. Directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) to establish and maintain on its website a standardized list of no more than 25 essential grocery items known as the Virginia Family Grocery Basket that includes common household staple food items including milk, bread, eggs, and various types of proteins, grains, and produce. The bill requires a large grocery retail chain, as defined in the bill, to submit to the Department average retail prices for such Basket items on a monthly basis for each locality in which the large grocery retail chain operates and to publish such information on its website beginning on April 1, 2027. The bill directs the Department to issue a written notice of noncompliance for violations of the bill and to provide a 30 day period to rectify such violations, after which the Department may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each day of violation following such 30 day period.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-02-03 — Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.primary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-14
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104889D
filing,introduction
2026-01-14
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB567)
2026-02-03
Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
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Documents
Votes
Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2026-02-03 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: not voting
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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