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| Bill | Misbranded food; manufactured-protein food products, civil penalty. | 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. 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 SB 186. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 322 | Virginia HB 322 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 322 (2026) — Misbranded food; manufactured-protein food products, civil penalty.
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. 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 SB 186.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 95–2 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Jackie H. Glass — primary (person)
- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
- Eric R. Zehr — cosponsor (person)
- Hillary Pugh Kent — cosponsor (person)
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Webert — cosponsor (person)
- Mitchell Cornett — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Tony O. Wilt — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103201D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-11 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2026-01-19 Assigned HACNR sub: Agriculture
referral-committee - 2026-01-26 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB322)
- 2026-01-28 Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-04 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2026-02-06 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-09 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-10 Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-11 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2026-02-24 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-04 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-05 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-05 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-06 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-09 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-09 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-14 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB322ER)
passage - 2026-03-14 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-14 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB322)
- 2026-03-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 107 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f9bafdab-108e-49e3-93e2-5ec860842eee. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).