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SB 1216 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Alcoholic beverage control; availability of food when spirits served.

Summary
Directs the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to promulgate regulations that require mixed beverage licensees to have food, cooked or prepared on the licensed premises, available for on-premises consumption until at least 30 minutes prior to an establishment's closing. The bill requires that such food be available in all areas of the licensed premises in which spirits are sold or served.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017 Signed Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 744 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with amendment (89-Y 7-N)
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101562D
legislature
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.