Alcoholic beverage control; happy hour advertising.
Summary
Expands the ability of retail on-premises licensees to advertise happy hours by allowing them to advertise the prices of featured alcoholic beverages and to use creative marketing techniques, provided that such techniques do not tend to induce overconsumption or consumption by minors. This bill incorporates
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2019
Last action Feb 6, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 21, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House (94-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1726S1
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105295D-S1
upper
Jan 21, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19104599D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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