Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 35.1-14.01, relating to restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 125 (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
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Kannan SrinivasanTara A. Durant
Recorded votes
House amendments agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 24, N 16
Passed House with amendments (65-Y 32-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 65, N 32, X 2
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 15, X 1, N 6
Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 24, N 15, X 1
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 38, X 2
Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 10, N 5
Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-20 · P · Y 14, 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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 125.