HB 840 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Restaurants; exempts certain facilities or programs.

Summary

Restaurants; certain facilities or programs; exemptions. Exempts certain facilities that provide custodial care to 12 or fewer adults or children in a home from regulations applicable to restaurants. This bill is identical to SB 677.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill has been officially enacted into law as Chapter 231 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content regarding restaurant exemptions remains identical to the previous version, but the document now includes the official approval date of April 6, 2026, and has been reformatted for publication.

TIMELINE

Added the official approval date of April 6, 2026, and chapter designation (Chapter 231) to finalize the bill's status as law.

TECHNICAL

Changed the session header from 'ENROLLED' to 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY - 2026 SESSION' to reflect its status as an enacted statute.

Reformatted the text layout, converting the single-column draft format into a multi-column publication style typical of state codebooks.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 39

Feb 27, 2026

D Democratic20

18 Yea 2

90% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 6, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 231 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB840ER)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Assigned sub: Behavioral Health

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred from Courts of Justice and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors