VA HB904 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 15 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-19 - Continued to 2017 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 1-N)
Pending: Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 15 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-19 - Continued to 2017 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 1-N)
Pending: Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Alcoholic beverage control; limited mixed beverage license for retail cigar shops. Creates a new limited mixed beverage license for retail cigar shops. The bill sets out the privileges of this new license, including that the licensee may serve wine, beer, or mixed beverages on the premises to any such bona fide customer; however, the licensee shall not give more than (i) two five-ounce glasses of wine, (ii) two 12-ounce glasses of beer, or (iii) two glasses mixed beverages provided that each glass of mixed beverages contains no more than two ounces of spirits, to any such customer, nor shall it sell or otherwise charge a fee to such customer for the wine, beer, or mixed beverages served or consumed. The privileges of this license shall be limited to the premises of the cigar shop regularly occupied and utilized as such. Such license shall be deemed a retail license for the purposes of this title.. The bill also defines cigar shop and sets out the state and local license taxes for this license.
Title
Alcoholic beverage control; limited mixed beverage license for retail cigar shops.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2017 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 12-N 1-A) (Y: 86 N: 12 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 6-N) (Y: 17 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 12-N 1-A) (Y: 86 N: 12 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 6-N) (Y: 17 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-19 | Senate | Continued to 2017 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 1-N) |
| 2016-02-17 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 2016-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2016-02-16 | House | VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 12-N 1-A) |
| 2016-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House (83-Y 12-N 1-A) |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB904H1 |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 16105533D-H1 |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Read second time |
| 2016-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-02-11 | House | Committee substitute printed 16105533D-H1 |
| 2016-02-11 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 6-N) |
| 2016-02-09 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017 by voice vote |
| 2016-01-20 | House | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 2016-01-12 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2016-01-12 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103918D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 100 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 4 | 1 | 210 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 4 | 1 | 231 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 4 | 1 | 233 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
