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type: "Bill"
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title: "Menstrual products ingredient labeling; restriction of substances, delayed effective date."
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description: "Menstrual supplies ingredient labeling; restriction of substances; civil penalty. Requires that each package or box containing menstrual supplies, as defined in the bill, contain a label of all ingredients that are included within such products when sold within the Commonwealth. Such label shall be displayed by the manufacturer in a manner that is visible and easy to understand for the consumer. The bill requires any manufacturer to make changes to the label reflecting any changes of ingredients within 18 months of any such changes. The bill also requires the manufacturer to post the required label information on its website. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 998"
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citation: "Virginia HB 998 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Holly M. Seibold"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b5e7faa-07bb-4426-9d50-e593112c661e"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB998"
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source_hash: "6404690ad7cb1d8375bdcfe271813ca8fb9702ac77eacd2fd06ad06a988518eb"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 998 (2026) — Menstrual products ingredient labeling; restriction of substances, delayed effective date.
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Menstrual supplies ingredient labeling; restriction of substances; civil penalty. Requires that each package or box containing menstrual supplies, as defined in the bill, contain a label of all ingredients that are included within such products when sold within the Commonwealth. Such label shall be displayed by the manufacturer in a manner that is visible and easy to understand for the consumer. The bill requires any manufacturer to make changes to the label reflecting any changes of ingredients within 18 months of any such changes. The bill also requires the manufacturer to post the required label information on its website. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086839.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217270.PDF)
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3. **Education and Health Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186969.HTML)
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4. **Health Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139394.PDF)
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5. **Health and Human Services Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143393.PDF)
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6. **Senate Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189133.HTML)
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7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199434.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute — **16–5** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **6–3** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **24–16** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education and Health with amendment — **9–3** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **68–28** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **69–25** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Holly M. Seibold — primary (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104843D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-23** Assigned sub: Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB998)
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- **2026-02-10** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-10** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 3-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-12** Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (16-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-12** House committee offered
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- **2026-02-12** Committee substitute printed 26107800D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-17** Read third time and passed House (69-Y 28-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-23** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB998)
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- **2026-02-24** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Education and Health with amendment (9-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-27** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-02** Education and Health Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate with amendment (24-Y 16-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Senate amendment agreed to by House (69-Y 25-N 0-A) `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-11** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB998ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB998)
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- **2026-03-11** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 249 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0249)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b5e7faa-07bb-4426-9d50-e593112c661e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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