Alcoholic beverage control; sale and delivery of mixed beverages and pre-mixed wine.
Summary
Alcoholic beverage control; sale and delivery of mixed beverages and pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption. Allows distillers that have been appointed as agents of the Board of Directors (the Board) of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (the Authority), mixed beverage restaurant licensees, and limited mixed beverage restaurant licensees to sell mixed beverages for off-premises consumption and deliver such mixed beverages to consumers subject to requirements set forth in the bill. The bill allows the Board to summarily revoke a licensee's privileges to sell and deliver mixed beverages for off-premises consumption for noncompliance with the requirements set forth in the bill or applicable provisions of current law. The bill also allows farm winery licensees to sell pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption. The bill directs the Authority to convene a work group to study the sale and delivery of mixed beverages and pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption and report its findings to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by November 1, 2021. The provisions of the bill sunset on July 1, 2022. This bill incorporates SB 1388.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2021
How they voted
32–1
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 20, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 282 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House (90-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1299S1
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103122D-S1
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102664D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JB
John Bell
DDemocratic
Co
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
Co
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
Co
MM
Monty Mason
DDemocratic
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