# Virginia HB699: Food establishment inspection exemptions; private homes and farms.

Virginia HB699, Food establishment inspection exemptions; private homes and farms., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Eric R. Zehr (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-03 (House subcommittee offered) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB699-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB699
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Food establishment inspection exemptions; private homes and farms.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-02-03, House subcommittee offered
- Sponsor: Eric R. Zehr (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health and Human Services
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (6 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Food establishment inspection exemptions; private homes and farms. Exempts from required food establishment operation inspections any private home or farm where the resident or farmer processes, prepares, or otherwise produces food if such food is (i) sold in person in the Commonwealth to an individual for his own consumption and not for resale or consignment; (ii) sold at the private home or farm; (iii) not offered for sale to be used in or offered for consumption in retail food establishments; and (iv) affixed with a label placed on the principal display panel or, for a product packaging not large enough to bear such a label, offered for sale with a sign displaying the name, physical address, and telephone number of the person preparing the food, the date the food was processed, and the statement "NOT FOR RESALE — PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION."

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Eric R. Zehr (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely | pass | 6 | 2 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-02-03: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-27: Assigned sub: Behavioral Health (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB699) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103808D (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115102.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085588.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085587.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
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115102.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085588.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085587.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB699-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).