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Virginia General Assembly · HB 998 · Acts of Assembly Chapter 249

Menstrual products ingredient labeling; restriction of substances, delayed effective date.

Introduced
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Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 23 of Chapter 2 of Title 32.1 a section numbered 32.1-73.28:1, relating to menstrual products ingredient labeling; civil penalty. Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Menstrual supplies ingredient labeling; restriction of substances; civil penalty. Requires that each package or box containing menstrual supplies, as defined in the bill, contain a label of all ingredients that are included within such products when sold within the Commonwealth. Such label shall be displayed by the manufacturer in a manner that is visible and easy to understand for the consumer. The bill requires any manufacturer to make changes to the label reflecting any changes of ingredients
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Where it is

Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 249 (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

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Holly M. SeiboldRae CousinsKathy K.L. Tran

Recorded votes

Senate amendment agreed to by House (69-Y 25-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 69, N 25, X 5
Passed Senate with amendment (24-Y 16-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 24, N 16
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 with amendment (9-Y 3-N)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 9, X 3, N 3
Read third time and passed House (69-Y 28-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 69, N 28, X 3
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (16-Y 5-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 16, N 5, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 6, X 1, N 3
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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