SB 486 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Gluten disclaimer; required disclosures for dietary supplements and medication.

Summary
Required disclosures for dietary supplements and medication; gluten disclaimer. Requires any person who manufactures, distributes, or sells or offers for sale a dietary supplement to label such dietary supplement with a list of active and inactive ingredients and include a separate disclaimer if the product contains gluten. The bill requires pharmacists, when dispensing a prescription drug, to provide all information required under federal law to accompany the drug, including the medication guide, patient package insert, or other written patient information. The bill also requires pharmacists to provide counseling consistent with federally required labels to patients upon request when dispensing a nonprescription drug. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Finance and Appropriations Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended by the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations to add an effective date, a cost estimation requirement, and a reporting deadline. These changes add administrative oversight to the original bill which focused on dietary supplement labeling and drug information disclosure.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same regarding dietary supplement labeling and drug information requirements, but new administrative requirements were added for cost estimation and reporting.
TIMELINE

Added an effective date of July 1, 2027 for the provisions of the bill.

FISCAL

Requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to estimate expected and potential costs for implementing the bill's provisions.

ENFORCEMENT

Requires submission of a report to the Governor and General Assembly by November 1, 2026, including cost estimates and legislative or regulatory recommendations.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 5, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote)
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
Assigned sub: Social Services
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Richard Stuart
Richard Stuart
RRepublican
VA
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