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2016 SESSION

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SB 536 Alcoholic beverage control; spirits tastings by distiller licensee.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Alcoholic beverage control; spirits tastings by distiller licensee. Allows a distiller licensee that has been appointed as an agent of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to give samples of spirits to persons to whom alcoholic beverages may be lawfully sold for on-premises consumption, provided that (i) the spirits samples are manufactured within the same licensed premises; (ii) no single sample exceeds one-half ounce of spirits, unless served as a mixed beverage, in which case a single sample may contain up to one and one-half ounces of spirits; (iii) no more than three ounces of spirits are given or sold to any person per day; and (iv) a method is used to track the consumption of each consumer. This bill incorporates SB 714 and is identical to HB 1350.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103015D  pdf
• 02/05/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105168D-S1  pdf
• 02/23/16  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB536ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0141)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/13/16  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103015D
• 01/13/16  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/05/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105168D-S1
• 02/05/16  Senate: Incorporates SB714
• 02/05/16  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
• 02/08/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/16  Senate: Read second time
• 02/09/16  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/09/16  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16105168D-S1
• 02/09/16  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB536S1
• 02/10/16  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 6-N)
• 02/12/16  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/16  House: Read first time
• 02/12/16  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/18/16  House: Reported from General Laws (17-Y 3-N)
• 02/19/16  House: Read second time
• 02/22/16  House: Read third time
• 02/22/16  House: Passed House (91-Y 7-N)
• 02/22/16  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 7-N)
• 02/23/16  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/23/16  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB536ER)
• 02/23/16  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/23/16  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/16  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/16
• 02/23/16  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 1, 2016
• 03/01/16  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 141 (effective 7/1/16)
• 03/01/16  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0141)