Virginia House Bill 1075 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 10 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0513)

Alcoholic beverage control; powers and duties of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board generally; prohibited acts by licensees; exceptions. Requires the ABC Board to adopt regulations allowing an on-premises licensee to reduce the length of any suspension or reduce the amount of any civil penalty if the licensee can demonstrate that it provided certified alcohol server training to its employees. The bill also authorizes an on-premises restaurant licensee to use 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. The bill provides that no ABC Board regulation may prohibit this. The bill prohibits a licensee from conducting a “happy hour” or related promotion at a licensed restaurant except during hours permitted by Board regulation. In addition, the ABC Board is prohibited from adopting regulations prohibiting any mixed beverage licensee from pre-mixing, either in a frozen drink dispenser of a type approved by the Board, or otherwise, mixed alcoholic beverages for purposes of sale and consumption on the licensed premises. The bill requires the ABC Board to adopt regulations providing for alternative methods for licensees to maintain and store business records that are subject to Board inspection, including methods for Board-approved electronic and off-site storage. The bill also defines the term "reasonable hours" for purposes of ABC Board inspection of retail licensee records. A mixed beverage licensee is authorized to mix wine, beer and spirits as an alcoholic beverage drink for a patron. The bill contains technical amendments.

Alcoholic beverage control; powers and duties of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

Del. Albert Eisenberg [D]

Del. Terrie Suit [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-17		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0513)
2008-03-10		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 513 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-04		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-04		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-03		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1075ER)
2008-03-03		House: Enrolled
2008-02-28		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (81-Y 16-N)
2008-02-28		House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (81-Y 16-N)
2008-02-27		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-26		Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-26		Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
2008-02-26		Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
2008-02-26		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2008-02-26		Senate: Read third time
2008-02-25		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-22		Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-04		Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2008-02-04		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-01		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-01		House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (89-Y 10-N)
2008-02-01		House: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 10-N)
2008-01-31		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1075H1
2008-01-31		House: Committee substitute agreed to 081837744-H1
2008-01-31		House: Read second time
2008-01-30		House: Read first time
2008-01-29		House: Committee substitute printed 081837744-H1
2008-01-29		House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
2008-01-17		House: Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
2008-01-09		House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2008-01-09		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081814744

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB1075