SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2017 SESSION
SB 943 Alcoholic beverage control; location of government stores.
Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Alcoholic beverage control; location of government stores. Requires the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (Board) or its designee to provide notice and hold a public hearing before establishing a government store for the sale of alcoholic beverages. The bill prohibits the establishment of a government store within one-tenth of a mile of any (i) church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of religious worship; (ii) public, private, or parochial school, college, or university; or (iii) child-welfare agency. The bill requires the Board, prior to entering into any lease of real property for the purposes of establishing a government store, to (a) conduct a visual inspection of the property and (b) consult with the Department of Social Services and the Department of Education or review any databases maintained by such departments regarding the locations of schools and child welfare agencies to ensure that the property to be leased is not located within one-tenth of a mile of any of the aforementioned entities. The bill provides that any government store established prior to July 1, 2017, by the Board may continue to operate without meeting the requirements of this bill.
FULL TEXT
HISTORY
- 12/30/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100647D
- 12/30/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/27/17 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Rehabilitation and Social Services (7-Y 8-N)