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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 695: Restaurants; sodium warning label required, civil penalty.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 695 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Restaurants; sodium warning label required, civil penalty. Primary sponsor: Cliff Hayes (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee Health and Human Services.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Restaurants; sodium warning label required; civil penalty. Requires restaurants with three or more locations in the Commonwealth to display on its menu a sodium warning label next to or beneath each menu item containing 2,300 milligrams or more of sodium. Restaurants that violate the provisions of this bill shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 per violation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cliff HayesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse91

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Committee Health and Human Services
  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
  3. House subcommittee offered
  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB695)
  5. House subcommittee offered
  6. Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
  7. Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
  8. Referred to Committee on General Laws
  9. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103793D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source