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2015 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Chairman: Frank W. Wagner

Clerk: Eric Bingham
Staff: Sarah Stanton, David May
Date of Meeting: January 16, 2015
Time and Place: Friday, 8:30 AM, Senate Room B

S.B. 728 Alcoholic beverage control; creates an art instruction studio license.

Patron: Puller

Alcoholic beverage control; art instruction studio license. Creates an art instruction studio license that permits the consumption of wine or beer on the premises of the licensee by any bona fide customer attending a private studio instructional session.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 4.1-100, 4.1-206, 4.1-231, and 4.1-233 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; art instruction studio license.

15100921D

S.B. 899 Alcoholic beverage control; markups.

Patron: McWaters

Alcoholic beverage control; markups. Allows the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to round the final price of each container of alcoholic beverages it sells to end with a nine after including a reasonable markup and applicable taxes. Under current law, the final price may be a multiple of five.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 4.1-235 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; markups.

15102742D

S.B. 946 Alcoholic beverage control; alcohol by volume.

Patron: Favola

Alcoholic beverage control; alcohol by volume. Allows farm winery licensees to manufacture wine containing 21 percent or less of alcohol by volume. Under current law, farm winery licensees may manufacture wine containing 18 percent or less of alcohol by volume.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 4.1-100 and 4.1-207 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; alcohol by volume.

15102406D

S.B. 1165 Alcoholic beverage control; farm wine produced by educational institutions for research; permits.

Patron: McWaters

Alcoholic beverage control; farm wine produced by educational institutions exclusively for research and educational purposes; permit required. Authorizes the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board to grant permits to any accredited public or private institution of higher education to operate a farm winery under certain conditions. The bill requires the ABC Board to adopt regulations concerning the requirements for this permit, including that such institutions (i) not sell the wine so manufactured or otherwise use the wine for any other purpose except for research and educational purposes and (ii) store the wine on premises of the farm winery that are separate and apart from all other facilities of the institution.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 4.1-111 and 4.1-212 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; farm wine produced by educational institutions exclusively for research and educational purposes; permit required.

15102033D