SB 486 Virginia Senate · 2018 Regular Session

Alcoholic beverage control; distiller licensee, samples, etc.

Summary
Allows licensed distillers to include in mixed beverages samples spirits or vermouth not manufactured on the licensed premises, provided that at least 75 percent of the alcohol used in such samples is manufactured on the premises. The bill also increases the number of banquet licenses for special events a licensed distiller may purchase per year from four to eight and allows the licensee to sell samples of spirits at such special events.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018 Last action Mar 8, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by temporarily
legislature
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB486H1
legislature
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to18107452D-H1
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by temporarily
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB486S1
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106637D-S1
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101153D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors