Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility licenses.
Summary
Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility licenses; on-and-off premises wine and beer licenses. Defines performing arts facility and sports facility and standardizes the eligibility criteria for annual mixed beverage performing arts facility licenses and on-and-off-premises wine and beer licenses for performing arts food concessionaires. Under current law, the eligibility criteria for such licenses varies by location and includes inconsistent ownership, lease, capacity, and seating requirements. The bill also removes provisions that allow the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to grant annual mixed beverage motor sports facility licenses and motor car sporting event facility licenses and creates an annual mixed beverage sports facility license, which may be granted to persons operating a sports facility or food concessions at a sports facility and would authorize the licensee to sell mixed beverages during any event and immediately subsequent thereto to patrons within all seating areas, concourses, walkways, concession areas, and additional locations designated by the Board (i) in closed containers for off-premises consumption or (ii) in paper, plastic, or similar disposable containers or in single original metal cans for on-premises consumption. This bill is identical to SB 180, SB 400, SB 657, and SB 724.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 12, 2024
Signed Mar 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 20, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 20, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 111 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1349ER)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (96-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24105204D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Krizek
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Ferrell Tata
RRepublican
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Ballard
RRepublican
Co
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
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