Restaurants; sodium warning label required, civil penalty.
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Feb 18, 2026
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Health and Human Services Substitute
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Behavioral Health Subcommittee Substitute
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The document formatting and layout have been significantly altered between the two versions, with the bill text itself remaining substantially unchanged. The primary differences involve the addition of session headers, bill tracking numbers, and formatting adjustments rather than substantive policy modifications to the sodium warning label requirements.
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The bill header was changed from 'OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION' to 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' with updated session information and tracking numbers.
Page numbering and line formatting were reorganized with the addition of bill tracking number 26107283D and session date information.
The bill text content regarding sodium warning label requirements for restaurants remained unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to line breaks and spacing.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Left in Committee Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cliff Hayes
DDemocratic
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