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2011 SESSION
SB 1000 Alcoholic beverage control; definition of chaptalization and cider.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Alcoholic beverage control; definition of cider. Creates two classes of cider by defining it as any beverage, carbonated or otherwise, obtained by the fermentation of the natural sugar content of apples (i) containing not more than 10 percent of alcohol by volume without chaptalization or (ii) containing not more than seven percent of alcohol by volume regardless of chaptalization. The bill defines "chaptalization" as a method of increasing the alcohol in a wine by adding sugar to the must before or during fermentation. The expanded definition of cider is to take into account the natural sweetness of certain Virginia apples. This bill is identical to HB 2295.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102916D pdf
- 01/25/11 Senate: Printed as engrossed 11102916D-E pdf
- 02/23/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1000ER) pdf
- 03/18/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102916D
- 01/11/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/21/11 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/11 Senate: Read second time
- 01/25/11 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/25/11 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/25/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1000E
- 01/25/11 Senate: Printed as engrossed 11102916D-E
- 01/26/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/15/11 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 House: Read second time
- 02/17/11 House: Read third time
- 02/17/11 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/23/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1000ER)
- 02/23/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/23/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/18/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 288 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/18/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288)