HB1171: Alcoholic mixed beverages; grounds for suspension, etc. of license if obscene material upon premise.

Chief Patron

John Cosgrove (R-78)
Chesapeake, VA
Served: 2002–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

04/02/2008: signed by governor

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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) (see vote tally)
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) (see vote tally)
03/06/2008 Read third time
03/06/2008 Committee amendments reconsidered (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
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03/06/2008 Amendments set #1 by Senator Ticer withdrawn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) (see vote tally)
03/06/2008 Amendments #2 set by Senator Ticer rejected
03/06/2008 Committee amendment #4 reconsidered (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
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) (see vote tally)
03/06/2008 Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 89-N)
03/06/2008 VOTE: --- REJECTED (1-Y 89-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2008 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
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) (see vote tally)
03/08/2008 Reading of conference report waived
03/08/2008 Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
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)

Summary

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.

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Video

Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/09/2008, 01/09/2008, 01/17/2008, 01/22/2008, 01/22/2008, 02/11/2008, 02/12/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/13/2008, 02/15/2008, 02/15/2008, 02/29/2008, 03/06/2008, 03/07/2008 and 03/07/2008.

Comments

Jay writes:

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.

Posted 4 months ago. #