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SB 1110 Alcoholic beverage control; local referendums.
Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Alcoholic beverage control; local referendums. Allows the sale of mixed beverages by licensed restaurants and the sale of alcoholic beverages by the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority in any county, town, or supervisor's election district unless a referendum is held and a majority of the voters voting in such referendum vote to prohibit such sales. Under current law, such sales are prohibited unless they have been approved through the referendum process. The bill includes a grandfathering provision that allows the granting of a mixed beverage license to any establishment described in § 4.1-126, as it was in effect prior to the effective date of this bill, notwithstanding the provisions of the bill related to local referendums but subject to other applicable laws and regulations. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2020, but allows localities to hold anticipatory referendums between July 1, 2019, and June 30, 2020, and provides that the results of such referendums shall become valid and enforceable on July 1, 2020. The bill provides that the result of any referendum held prior to July 1, 2019, shall remain valid and enforceable for a period of five years. This bill is identical to HB 2634.
FULL TEXT
- 12/21/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100982D pdf
- 01/18/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19104915D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1110ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0037) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/21/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100982D
- 12/21/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/18/19 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
- 01/18/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19104915D-S1
- 01/21/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/19 Senate: Read second time
- 01/22/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/22/19 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19104915D-S1
- 01/22/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1110S1
- 01/23/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
- 01/29/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/29/19 House: Read first time
- 01/29/19 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/05/19 House: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/07/19 House: Read second time
- 02/08/19 House: Read third time
- 02/08/19 House: Passed House (66-Y 32-N)
- 02/08/19 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (66-Y 32-N)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/11/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1110ER)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/11/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/12/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 12, 2019
- 02/12/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 19, 2019
- 02/19/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 37 (effective - see bill)
- 02/19/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0037)