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SB 1272 Alcoholic beverage control; limited distillers' licenses.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Alcoholic beverage control; limited distiller's license. Creates a limited distiller's license for distilleries that (i) manufacture no more than 36,000 gallons of spirits per calendar year, (ii) are located on a farm in the Commonwealth on land zoned agricultural and owned or leased by such distillery or its owner, and (iii) use agricultural products grown on the farm in the manufacture of its alcoholic beverages. The bill also establishes local and state taxes for limited distiller's licenses and prevents local regulation of certain activities by such licensees.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102005D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/23/15  Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104148D-S1  pdf
• 02/23/15  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1272ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0695)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102005D
• 01/14/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 01/23/15  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
• 01/23/15  Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104148D-S1
• 01/26/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/15  Senate: Read second time
• 01/27/15  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/27/15  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15104148D-S1
• 01/27/15  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1272S1
• 01/28/15  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
• 01/30/15  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/30/15  House: Read first time
• 01/30/15  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/11/15  House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
• 02/17/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/15  House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 1-N)
• 02/18/15  House: Constitutional reading dispensed (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/15  House: VOTE: AGREE TO MOTION (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/15  House: Read third time
• 02/18/15  House: Passed House (86-Y 5-N)
• 02/18/15  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (86-Y 5-N)
• 02/23/15  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/23/15  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1272ER)
• 02/23/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/24/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/25/15  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/25/15
• 02/25/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/27/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 695 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/27/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0695)