Alcoholic mixed beverages; grounds for suspension, etc. of license if obscene material upon premise. (HB1171)
Introduced By
Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Alcoholic beverage control; prohibited acts; grounds for suspension or revocation of mixed beverage license; exceptions. Clarifies that lewd or disorderly conduct is such conduct as defined by existing ABC Board regulations. The bill also provides that the grounds for suspension or revocation of a mixed beverage license relating to lewd entertainment, strip tease acts, or full or partial nudity do not apply to persons operating theaters, concert halls, art centers, museums, or similar establishments that are devoted primarily to the arts or theatrical performances, when the performances that are presented are not obscene and are expressing matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value. Nor do the prohibitions on bad language, strip tease acts, or full or partial nudity apply to licensees operating theaters, concert halls, art centers, museums, or similar establishments that are devoted primarily to the arts or theatrical performances when the performances are not obscene and are expressing matters of serious literary, artistic, scientific, or political value. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2008 | Committee |
01/09/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081812806 |
01/09/2008 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/17/2008 | Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming |
01/22/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1171) |
02/08/2008 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2008 | Committee substitute printed 081871472-H1 |
02/09/2008 | Read first time |
02/11/2008 | Read second time |
02/11/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 081871472-H1 |
02/11/2008 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1171H1 |
02/12/2008 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/12/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
02/13/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
02/15/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1171H1) |
02/29/2008 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (13-Y 1-N) |
03/03/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
03/04/2008 | Read third time |
03/04/2008 | Reading of amendments waived |
03/04/2008 | Committee amendments agreed to |
03/04/2008 | Passed by for the day |
03/05/2008 | Read third time |
03/05/2008 | Passed by for the day |
03/06/2008 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (1-Y 89-N) |
03/06/2008 | Read third time |
03/06/2008 | Committee amendments reconsidered (39-Y 0-N) |
03/06/2008 | Committee amendments #'s 1, 2 and 3 rejected |
03/06/2008 | Committee amendment #4 agreed to |
03/06/2008 | Amendments set #1 by Senator Ticer withdrawn |
03/06/2008 | Reading of amendments waived |
03/06/2008 | Amendments set #2 by Senator Ticer agreed to |
03/06/2008 | Motion to rerefer to committee rejected |
03/06/2008 | Passed by temporarily |
03/06/2008 | Floor substitute printed 085714265-S1 (Marsh) |
03/06/2008 | Amendments #2 set by Senator Ticer reconsidered (40-Y 0-N) |
03/06/2008 | Amendments #2 set by Senator Ticer rejected |
03/06/2008 | Committee amendment #4 reconsidered (39-Y 0-N) |
03/06/2008 | Committee amendment #4 rejected |
03/06/2008 | Reading of substitute waived |
03/06/2008 | Substitute by Senator Marsh agreed to 085714265-S1 |
03/06/2008 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1171S1 |
03/06/2008 | Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N 1-A) |
03/06/2008 | Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 89-N) |
03/06/2008 | VOTE: --- REJECTED (1-Y 89-N) |
03/06/2008 | Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
03/06/2008 | Senate requested conference committee |
03/06/2008 | House acceded to request |
03/06/2008 | Conferees appointed by House |
03/06/2008 | Delegates: Cosgrove, Suit, Bowling |
03/06/2008 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
03/06/2008 | Senators: Petersen, Wagner, Stuart |
03/07/2008 | Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 2-N) |
03/07/2008 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (94-Y 2-N) |
03/08/2008 | Reading of conference report waived |
03/08/2008 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
03/24/2008 | Enrolled |
03/24/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1171ER) |
03/24/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
03/26/2008 | Signed by President |
04/02/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 794 (effective 7/1/08) |
04/09/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1171ER) |
Comments
Which should be considered more obscene, the sight of a nude dancer or a bullet riddled body? I would think we should focus our attention on gang violence, indiscriminate murders rather than a form if visual enticement.