VA SB635 | 2008 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 635 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 12 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0629)

Summary

Alcoholic beverage control; alcohol content in prepared foods. Prohibits licensees from keeping any alcoholic beverage other than in the bottle or container in which it was purchased by him except (i) for a frozen alcoholic beverage and (ii) in the case of wine, in containers of a type approved by the Board pending automatic dispensing and sale of such wine. The bill also prohibits the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board from prohibiting an on-premises restaurant licensee from using alcoholic beverages that the licensee otherwise is authorized to purchase and possess for the purposes of preparing and selling for on-premises consumption food products with a final alcohol content of more than one-half of one percent by volume, as long as such food products are sold and consumed by persons who are 21 years of age or older.

Title

Alcoholic beverage control; alcohol content in prepared foods.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0629)
2008-03-12		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 629 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-06		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-05		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-05		Senate: Enrolled
2008-03-05		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB635ER)
2008-03-04		House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (89-Y 10-N)
2008-03-04		House: Passed House (89-Y 10-N)
2008-03-04		House: Passed by temporarily
2008-03-04		House: Read third time
2008-03-03		House: Read second time
2008-02-28		House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
2008-02-13		House: Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
2008-02-11		House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2008-02-11		House: Read first time
2008-02-11		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-01-30		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-01-30		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-01-29		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB635S1
2008-01-29		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 085703336-S1
2008-01-29		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2008-01-29		Senate: Read second time
2008-01-28		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-01-25		Senate: Committee substitute printed 085703336-S1
2008-01-25		Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-09		Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2008-01-09		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081782340