VA HB1634 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 10 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Alcoholic beverage control; alcohol by volume. Allows farm winery licensees to manufacture wine containing 21 percent or less of alcohol by volume. Under current law, farm winery licensees may manufacture wine containing 18 percent or less of alcohol by volume. The bill also defines a farm winery to include an accredited public or private institution of higher education provided that (i) no wine manufactured by the institution shall be sold, (ii) the wine manufactured by the institution shall be used solely for research and educational purposes, (iii) the wine manufactured by the institution shall be stored on the premises of such farm winery that shall be separate and apart from all other facilities of the institution, and (iv) such farm winery is operated in strict conformance with these requirements and Board regulations.

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Title

Farm winery; licensees allowed to manufacture wine containing 21% or less of alcohol by volume.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-22 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054)
2015-03-10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 54 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-02-24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-24HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/24/15
2015-02-23SenateSigned by President
2015-02-20HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-20HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1634ER)
2015-02-20HouseEnrolled
2015-02-17SenatePassed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-17SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-17SenatePassed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
2015-02-17SenateRead third time
2015-02-16SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-13SenateReported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N)
2015-01-29SenateReferred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2015-01-29SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2015-01-28HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2015-01-28HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2015-01-27HousePrinted as engrossed 15102256D-E
2015-01-27HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB1634E
2015-01-27HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2015-01-27HouseRead second time
2015-01-26HouseRead first time
2015-01-22HouseReported from General Laws with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
2015-01-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
2015-01-15HouseAssigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
2015-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2015-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102256D

Same As/Similar To

SB1165 (Same As) 2015-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
41100(n/a)See Bill Text
41207(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB1634
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1634+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1634E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1634ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0054+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H1103V0002+HB1634
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H11V0028+HB1634
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV1661+HB1634
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S09V0067+HB1634
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0500HB1634+HB1634
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0532HB1634+HB1634
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0542HB1634+HB1634
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0543HB1634+HB1634

Bill Comments

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