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Virginia General Assembly · HB 840 · Acts of Assembly Chapter 231

Restaurants; exempts certain facilities or programs.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 35.1-25 of the Code of Virginia, relating to restaurants; certain facilities or programs; exemptions. Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Restaurants; certain facilities or programs; exemptions. Exempts certain facilities that provide custodial care to 12 or fewer adults or children in a home from regulations applicable to restaurants. This bill is identical to SB 677.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 231 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Shelly A. Simonds

Recorded votes

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 7, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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