SB 811 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Alcoholic beverage control; delivery of mixed beverages.

Summary

Alcoholic beverage control; delivery of mixed beverages; repeal. Clarifies that under current law, mixed beverage restaurant and limited mixed beverage restaurant licensees may sell for off-premises consumption or deliver up to two mixed beverages per meal served, but shall in no event sell for off-premises consumption or deliver more than four mixed beverages at any one time. The bill also provides clarification as to where delivery of such mixed beverages may be made. The bill maintains alcoholic beverage control third-party delivery licenses by eliminating the repeal of such licenses that is set to go into effect July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 2058.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Dec 30, 2024 Signed Mar 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally approved and assigned Chapter 240 of the Virginia Acts of Assembly. The specific text of the law regarding alcoholic beverage control remains unchanged, as the provided diff only shows administrative updates to the session date and approval date.

Scope change

None; the substantive scope of the law is unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added the specific approval date of March 21, 2025, to the text.

Removed the generic 'Approved' placeholder text.

Added the chapter number 'CHAPTER 240' to the act's title.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Jan 20, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 240 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Feb 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB811ER)

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House with substitute (86-Y 7-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 2-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Dec 30, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors