SB 1133 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Restaurants and catering operations; notice of food containing pork products.

Summary

Restaurants and catering operations; notice of food containing pork products. Requires all restaurants and catering operations in the Commonwealth to place a conspicuous notice next to or underneath food items that contain pork products on menus. This bill also requires restaurants and catering operations to post a copy of the menu in a conspicuous location such that it is accessible to all employees involved in the preparation or service of food.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Feb 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Feb 4, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended from its introduced version to an engrossed version with several substantive changes. The most significant change is the removal of the civil penalty provision that would have imposed a $200 fine for each violation. Additionally, the bill title was modified to remove the explicit mention of the civil penalty, and the sponsor attribution was updated to reflect only the original patrons without the Delegate designation.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same regarding pork product labeling requirements, but enforcement mechanisms were removed by eliminating the civil penalty provision.

ENFORCEMENT

The civil penalty provision allowing a $200 fine per violation was completely removed from the bill.

TITLE

The bill title was shortened to remove the reference to civil penalties, now only mentioning labeling requirements.

TECHNICAL

Patron attribution was updated to list only Senators Boysko and Salim, removing the Delegate Shin designation.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2025

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Jan 31, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

Assigned sub: Health

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Education and Health Amendments agreed to

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

Reading of amendments waived

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health with amendments (7-Y 6-N 2-A)

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Health

upper

Jan 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors