# Virginia SB248: Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required. Virginia SB248, Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB248-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB248 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Restaurants; food allergy awareness notice required. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125) - Sponsor: Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (190 yes, 74 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 HB 373. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State posts multilingual allergy notice: benefit, low. The Virginia Department of Health posts a standard food allergy notice online. It is in English and the top six non-English languages in the state. It includes the phrase "If you have a food allergy, please notify us." It explains what staff should do, how to avoid cross-contact, and when to call e… - Restaurants must post allergy notices: mixed, low. Restaurants must follow new food allergy notice rules. You must post the state’s staff notice where kitchen and service workers can see it. Post it in at least one language each employee speaks, if the state provides that language. Put "If you have a food allergy, please notify us." on each menu or… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | House amendments agreed to by Senate | pass | 24 | 16 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | Passed House with amendments | pass | 65 | 32 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) | pass | 15 | 6 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 24 | 15 | | | 2026-02-02 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 10 | 5 | | | 2026-01-20 | Senate | Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Education and Health | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 125 (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 (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB248) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB248ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-26: House amendments agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Passed House with amendments (65-Y 32-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-24: Engrossed by House as amended (House) - 2026-02-24: committee amendments agreed to (House) - 2026-02-24: Read third time (House) - 2026-02-23: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-19: Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N) (House) - 2026-02-06: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-06: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-02-05: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB248) (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Reported from Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources to Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100947D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216492.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216491.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186694.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186693.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178724.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169863.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086974.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086973.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/1216492.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216491.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186694.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186693.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178724.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169863.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086974.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086973.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-SB248-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).