VirginiaMisbranded food; manufactured-protein food products, civil penalty.
What it does
Misbranded food; manufactured-protein food products; civil penalty. Provides that a food is misbranded if it purports to be or is represented as a meat food product or poultry product and such food product (i) bears or contains a manufactured-protein food product, as defined in the bill; (ii) is offered for sale; and (iii) has a label that is part of or placed on the food product package or other container storing such product that identifies the food as a meat food product or poultry product, unless such label bears a conspicuous and prominent qualifying term and is in close proximity to an identifying meat term, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill exempts a meat food product that the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services determines contains a trace amount of a manufactured-protein food product, prohibits the sale or offering for sale of a food product that is misbranded pursuant to the provisions of the bill, and makes doing so a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
More detail
The bill provides that a person who violates the provisions of the bill is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 and allows the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt increased civil penalties not to exceed $500 for first, second, and subsequent violations of the bill. This bill is identical to HB 322.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0108)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 108 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 5Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 5Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB186)
- Mar 5Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB186ER)Major
- Mar 5EnrolledMinor
- Mar 2Passed House (97-Y 2-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Read third timeMinor
- Feb 27Read second timeMinor
- Feb 25Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 1-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 26Passed SenatePassed House
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB186)
- Jan 23Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 23Read second timeMinor
- Jan 22Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 22Read first timeMinor
- Jan 20Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103400DIntroduced