HB 831 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Medication, drug, and vaccine ingredient labeling; Board of Pharmacy, et al., to study.

Summary
Board of Pharmacy; work group to study medication, drug, and vaccine ingredient labeling; report. Directs the Board of Pharmacy to convene a work group to study medication, drug, and vaccine ingredient labeling. The bill directs the work group to review all regulations related to medications, drugs, or vaccines sold or distributed in the Commonwealth to ensure that (i) all active and inactive ingredients contained in such medication, drug, or vaccine are clearly listed on the product packaging or accompanying informational insert and (ii) accompanying informational inserts are readily available to consumers at a pharmacy upon request. The bill also directs the work group to study and make recommendations on the feasibility of requiring that any medication, drug, or vaccine sold or distributed in the Commonwealth that includes gluten as an active or inactive ingredient include a statement on the packaging or insert that such product contains gluten. The bill requires the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by December 1, 2026.
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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What changed between versions

Introduced Rules Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to shift its focus from creating a study group to immediately requiring the Department of Health to publish a list of gluten-containing medications online. This change simplifies the bill by removing the need for a preliminary study and sets a specific deadline of December 1, 2026, for the Department to provide this public resource.
Scope change
The bill's scope narrowed from a broad study of ingredient labeling to a specific mandate regarding gluten disclosure.
REQUIREMENT

Replaced the requirement for the Board of Pharmacy to convene a work group with a direct mandate for the Department of Health to create and publish a list of medications containing gluten.

ENFORCEMENT

Removed the requirement for the Board of Pharmacy to study regulations and make recommendations, replacing it with a direct duty for the Department of Health to make information available.

TIMELINE

Set a specific deadline of December 1, 2026, for the Department of Health to publish the list, removing the previous timeline for submitting study findings.

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Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Left in Committee Rules
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
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Hillary Pugh Kent
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