Alcoholic beverage control; operation of government stores, sale of nonalcoholic spirit alternative.
Summary
Alcoholic beverage control; operation of government stores; sale of nonalcoholic spirit alternatives. Allows government stores of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to sell nonalcoholic spirit alternatives.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 20, 2022
Signed Apr 7, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2022
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 22, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Apr 7, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 194 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 24, 2022
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22104483D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
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