Alcoholic beverage control; culinary lodging resort.
Summary
Alcoholic beverage control; culinary lodging resorts. Allows culinary lodging resorts, as defined in the bill, to obtain a mixed beverage restaurant license, which authorizes such resorts to (i) sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, without regard to the amount of gross receipts from the sale of food prepared and consumed on the premises, in areas upon the licensed premises approved by the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority and other designated areas of the resort, including outdoor areas under the control of the licensee; and (ii) permit the possession and consumption of lawfully acquired alcoholic beverages by persons to whom overnight lodging is being provided in bedrooms and private guest rooms. The bill also allows culinary lodging resorts to obtain a combined mixed beverage restaurant and caterer's license, which authorizes the licensee to operate as both a mixed beverage restaurant and mixed beverage caterer at the same business premises designated in the license, with a common alcoholic beverage inventory for purposes of the restaurant and catering operations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Apr 9, 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
29
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1009 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (84-Y 15-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (17-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB496S1
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106245D-S1
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned Rehab sub: Subcommittee #1
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105126D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
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