HB 699 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Food establishment inspection exemptions; private homes and farms.

Summary
Food establishment inspection exemptions; private homes and farms. Exempts from required food establishment operation inspections any private home or farm where the resident or farmer processes, prepares, or otherwise produces food if such food is (i) sold in person in the Commonwealth to an individual for his own consumption and not for resale or consignment; (ii) sold at the private home or farm; (iii) not offered for sale to be used in or offered for consumption in retail food establishments; and (iv) affixed with a label placed on the principal display panel or, for a product packaging not large enough to bear such a label, offered for sale with a sign displaying the name, physical address, and telephone number of the person preparing the food, the date the food was processed, and the statement "NOT FOR RESALE — PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION."
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 3, 2026
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7
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Committee
5
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 2-N)
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 · 3 co-sponsors

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