# Virginia HB373: Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required. Virginia HB373, Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marty Martinez (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0124)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB373-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB373 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0124) - Sponsor: Marty Martinez (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (164 yes, 53 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary 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 SB 248. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State posts food allergy notice: benefit, medium. The Department of Health posts a standard food‑allergy notice on its website. It is in English and the Commonwealth’s top six non‑English languages, based on the latest U.S. Census data. It includes a translation of: "If you have a food allergy, please notify us." The notice explains what staff sho… - Restaurants must add allergy notices: mixed, low. Permitted restaurants must post the state’s food-allergy notice where staff can see it. Post it in at least one language each employee speaks, if that language is among the state’s translations. Menus must say: "If you have a food allergy, please notify us." Put it on each menu or a clear in‑store… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Marty Martinez (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 23 | 15 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 10 | 5 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 63 | 30 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 19 | 3 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0124) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 124 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB373) (House) - 2026-02-25: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB373ER) (House) - 2026-02-25: Enrolled (House) - 2026-02-25: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-23: Passed Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 30-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-01-27: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-01-26: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-22: Reported from Health and Human Services (19-Y 3-N) (House) - 2026-01-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-16: Assigned sub: Health (House) - 2026-01-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB373) (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100398D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216448.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216447.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177917.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177916.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084076.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084075.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216448.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216447.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177917.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1177916.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084076.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084075.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB373-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).