Virginia SB248 requires multilingual food allergy restaurant notices

ChangeBridge / Virginia / SB248 Signed by Governor SB248 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-06

Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required.

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.

Bill Details

State Virginia

Session 2026 Regular Regular Session

Chamber Senate

Official Source lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB248

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Sponsors

Kannan Srinivasan (Sen - D) Tara Durant (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 125 (effective 7/1/2026) 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 125 (effective 7/1/2026) 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 2026-03-10 S Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 2026-03-02 S Signed by President 2026-03-02 H Signed by Speaker 2026-03-02 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB248) 2026-03-02 S Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB248ER) 2026-03-02 S Enrolled 2026-02-26 S House amendments agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) 2026-02-24 H Passed House with amendments (65-Y 32-N 0-A) 2026-02-24 H Engrossed by House as amended 2026-02-24 H committee amendments agreed to 2026-02-24 H Read third time 2026-02-23 H Read second time 2026-02-19 H Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N) 2026-02-06 H Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services 2026-02-06 H Read first time 2026-02-06 H Placed on Calendar 2026-02-05 S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB248) 2026-02-03 S Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A) 2026-02-02 S Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) 2026-02-02 S Read second time 2026-01-30 S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) 2026-01-30 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) 2026-01-30 S Rules suspended 2026-01-29 S Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) 2026-01-27 S Assigned Education sub: Health 2026-01-20 S Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) 2026-01-12 S Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources 2026-01-12 S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100947D

Votes

2026-01-29 Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) Yea: 10 Nay: 5 2026-01-30 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 38 Nay: 0 2026-01-20 Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) Yea: 14 Nay: 0 2026-02-03 Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A) Yea: 24 Nay: 15 2026-02-19 Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N) Yea: 15 Nay: 6 2026-02-24 Passed House with amendments (65-Y 32-N 0-A) Yea: 65 Nay: 32 2026-02-26 House amendments agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) Yea: 24 Nay: 16

Committee Referrals

2026-01-12 S Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources 2026-01-27 S Education: Health 2026-02-06 H Health and Human Services

Amendments

0000-00-00 Health and Human Services Amendment 0000-00-00 House Amendments

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-12 Introduced 2026-03-02 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)