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SB486Introduced in the Senate

Gluten disclaimer; required disclosures for dietary supplements and medication.

EngrossedHouse Health and Human Services

Introduced by Richard Stuart, District 25

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Left in Health and Human Services

March 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · February 9, 2026

40

Yes

0

No

0

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Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105005D

  2. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  3. Assigned Education sub: Health

  4. Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB486)

  6. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  7. Senate committee offered

  8. Committee substitute printed 26107162D-S1

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  12. Passed by for the day

  13. Read second time

  14. Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  15. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  16. Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  17. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB486)

  18. Placed on Calendar

  19. Read first time

  20. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  21. Assigned sub: Social Services

  22. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2027 (Voice Vote)

  23. Left in Health and Human Services

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