HB1844
Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Chief Patron:
Michelle Maldonado (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals.
Prohibits a person from selling, distributing, or offering for sale a baby food product that contains certain toxic heavy metals that exceed the limits established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bill requires a manufacturer of a baby food product to meet certain testing requirements and include ... (More) certain information related to toxic heavy metals on the manufacturer's website and on the baby food product. The bill requires a consumer to report a baby food product to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services if the consumer reasonably believes that the baby food is being sold in the Commonwealth with toxic heavy metals that exceed the limits established by the FDA. The foregoing provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026. The bill also directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a work group to study and make recommendations on the current enforcement of laws related to the presence of toxic heavy metals in baby food products and any further action needed to address the issue of toxic heavy metals in baby food products. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101070D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101070D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/06/2025 - House: Introduced bill reprinted 25101070D
- 01/20/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/21/2025 - House: Referred from General Laws and referred to Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (Voice Vote)
- 01/21/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/24/2025 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
- 01/28/2025 - House: Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/29/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Amendment agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/03/2025 - House: Printed as engrossed 25101070D-E
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/04/2025 - House: Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1844)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Amendment agreed to
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Senate Amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1844ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/20/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1844)
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Governor's Recommendation
- 04/02/2025 - House: Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
