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Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Chairman: Linda T. Puller

Clerk: Carol Shotton, Jocelyn Lance
Staff: Patrick Cushing
Date of Meeting: January 22, 2010
Time and Place: Friday, 8:30 AM; Senate Room B, General Assembly Building

S.B. 26 Alcoholic beverages; tasting event to be conducted at government stores under certain circumstances.

Patron: Puller

Alcoholic beverage control; tasting events at government stores. Authorizes tasting events to be conducted at government stores under certain circumstances.

S.B. 277 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); allows applicants to retain pre-existing support.

Patron: Quayle

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); applications.  Allows TANF applicants to retain pre-existing support they may have received on their own behalf or on behalf of any other family member.

S.B. 443 Alcoholic beverage control; privatization of ABC stores.

Patron: Obenshain

Alcoholic beverage control; privatization of ABC stores.  Provides for the auction of "package store" licenses to authorize the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption. The bill also requires the ABC Board to sell or transfer all interest in real property utilized in the wholesale and retail sale of alcoholic beverages. The bill requires the ABC Board to set a fixed number of licenses for all localities, which shall be at a minimum one license for each locality of the Commonwealth and shall not exceed one license per 10,000 residents of the locality. The initial issuance of licenses by the Board would be through regional auctions beginning July 1, 2011, which may also be conducted through the Department's publicly accessible website. The annual state license tax on package store licenses would be the initial purchase price at auction plus an annual inflation adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index. The tax levied on spirits sold in package stores would be 25 percent of the price charged. This bill contains numerous technical amendments.

S.B. 576 Eligibility for TANF; drug-related felonies.

Patron: Ticer

Eligibility for TANF; drug-related felonies.  Requires persons otherwise eligible to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits to not be denied benefits solely due to a previous conviction of a felony drug offense pursuant to § 18.2-250. The otherwise eligible person must comply with all obligations imposed by the criminal court and be actively engaged in or have completed a substance abuse treatment program. The bill mirrors the authorized federal exemption already granted for food stamp applicants.

S.B. 628 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licensees; flavored distilled spirits.

Patron: Wagner

Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licensees; flavored distilled spirits.  Requires the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to prescribe the terms and conditions under which mixed beverage licensees may infuse, store, and sell flavored distilled spirits.