Alcoholic beverage control; manufacture/sale of low alcohol beverage cooler.
Summary
Allows low alcohol beverage coolers to be manufactured by a licensed distiller or a distiller located outside of the Commonwealth. The bill also allows licensed distillers to use spirits manufactured by another licensed distiller in the manufacture of low alcohol beverage coolers. In addition, the bill allows (i) low alcohol beverage coolers to be sold in government stores and (ii) distillers to sell low alcohol beverage coolers that are manufactured or blended by such distillers at government stores established on their licensed premises.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 6, 2019
Signed Mar 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2019 · House of Delegates Jan 24, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 14, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 466 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1960H1
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19104696D-H1
lower
Jan 24, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-0)
house of delegates
Jan 14, 2019
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 6, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102648D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David J. Toscano
DDemocratic
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