Alcoholic beverage control; designated outdoor refreshment area license.
Summary
Alcoholic beverage control; local outdoor refreshment areas. Renames the "local special events" license as the "outdoor refreshment area" license. The bill allows the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to increase the frequency and duration of events held under such license after adoption of an ordinance by a locality requesting such increase in frequency and duration. Under current law, localities are limited to holding 16 events per year under such license, with each event lasting no more than three consecutive days, except during the effective dates of any rule, regulation, or order that is issued by the Governor or State Health Commissioner to meet a public health emergency and that effectively reduces allowable restaurant seating capacity. The bill also increases the state and local license fees for outdoor refreshment area licenses issued pursuant to a local ordinance. This bill incorporates HB 2051.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Signed Mar 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 15, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
18
Committee
17
Mar 25, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 390 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (85-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2266S1
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21104446D-S1
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 5-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2266H1
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103823D-H1
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2021
Committee
Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102661D
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Bourne
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
Co
Lamont Bagby
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
Co
Martha M. Mugler
DDemocratic
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