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.

2024 SESSION

• | print version

HB 688 Alcoholic beverage control; sale and delivery of mixed beverages & pre-mixed wine off-premises.

Introduced by: James A. "Jay" Leftwich | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Alcoholic beverage control; sale and delivery of mixed beverages and pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption; third-party delivery license; sunset; repeal. Repeals the July 1, 2024, sunset on provisions that allow (i) distillers that have been appointed as agents of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, mixed beverage restaurant licensees, and limited mixed beverage restaurant licensees to sell mixed beverages for off-premises consumption and (ii) farm winery licensees to sell pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption. The bill also repeals, effective July 1, 2026, third-party delivery licenses. The bill requires the Authority to convene a work group to review third-party delivery licenses and report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by November 15, 2024. This bill is identical to SB 635.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104561D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB688ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/20/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0105)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104561D
• 01/09/24  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/21/24  House: Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
• 01/23/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
• 01/25/24  House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N)
• 01/29/24  House: Read first time
• 01/30/24  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/31/24  House: Read third time and passed House (81-Y 18-N)
• 01/31/24  House: VOTE: Passage (81-Y 18-N)
• 02/01/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/01/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/16/24  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/24  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/24  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB688ER)
• 02/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 03/20/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 105 (effective - see bill)
• 03/20/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0105)