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SB 579 Alcoholic beverage control; limited distiller's licenses, land zoned agricultural.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Alcoholic beverage control; limited distillery licenses; land zoned agricultural. Clarifies that for limited distilleries, "land zoned agricultural" means land zoned as (i) an agricultural district or classification or (ii) land otherwise permitted by a locality for limited distillery use. The bill provides that "land zoned agricultural" does not include land zoned "residential conservation." The bill exempts from its provisions any limited distillery that, prior to July 1, 2016, holds a valid license or pending application for a license that is subsequently granted by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and is located on land zoned as agricultural district or classification or land otherwise permitted by a locality for limited distillery use. The bill allows any such limited distillery that is located on land zoned residential conservation to expand existing buildings or structures and construct new buildings or structures if approved by the locality by special exception.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103933D pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105514D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105749D-H1 pdf
- 03/11/16 Senate: Conference substitute printed 16106370D-S2 pdf
- 03/25/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB579ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0644) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103933D
- 01/13/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/12/16 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/12/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105514D-S1
- 02/15/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/15/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/15/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/15/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16105514D-S1
- 02/15/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB579S1
- 02/15/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
- 02/17/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/16 House: Read first time
- 02/17/16 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/17/16 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
- 02/23/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
- 03/01/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105749D-H1
- 03/03/16 House: Read second time
- 03/04/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/16 House: Read third time
- 03/09/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105749D-H1
- 03/09/16 House: Amendment by Delegate Hugo agreed to
- 03/09/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB579H1
- 03/09/16 House: Passed House with substitute with amendment (94-Y 3-N)
- 03/09/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 3-N)
- 03/10/16 Senate: House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
- 03/10/16 House: House insisted on substitute with amendment
- 03/10/16 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/10/16 Senate: Senate acceded to request (37-Y 1-N)
- 03/10/16 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/10/16 Senate: Senators: Barker, Cosgrove, Black
- 03/10/16 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/10/16 House: Delegates: Hugo, Albo, Keam
- 03/11/16 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/11/16 Senate: Conference substitute printed 16106370D-S2
- 03/11/16 House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 2-N)
- 03/11/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 2-N)
- 03/11/16 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 10-N)
- 03/11/16 Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/16 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 11-N)
- 03/25/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB579ER)
- 03/25/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/28/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/28/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/28/16
- 03/28/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 04/01/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 644 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0644)