Alcoholic beverage control; walking tour permit.
Summary
Alcoholic beverage control; walking tour permit. Removes the requirement that food cooked or prepared on the premises be served at each retail on-premises licensee visited by a tour company guiding individuals for compensation pursuant to a walking tour permit. Under current law, food cooked or prepared on the premises is required to be served at each establishment visited by the tour. The bill adds requirements that the tour company ensure that (i) each tour includes no more than 15 guests per tour guide and no more than three tour guides, (ii) a tour guide is present with guests throughout the duration of the tour, and (iii) all participants are persons to whom alcoholic beverages may be lawfully sold. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 7, 2020
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
28
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Apr 7, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 816 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
Assigned Rehab sub: ABC
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1088H1
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106087D-H1
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100107D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
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