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

Introduced By

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
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

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/09/2008Committee
01/09/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081812806
01/09/2008Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/17/2008Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
01/22/2008Impact statement from DPB (HB1171)
02/08/2008Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2008Committee substitute printed 081871472-H1
02/09/2008Read first time
02/11/2008Read second time
02/11/2008Committee substitute agreed to 081871472-H1
02/11/2008Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1171H1
02/12/2008Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/12/2008VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2008Communicated to Senate
02/13/2008Constitutional reading dispensed
02/13/2008Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
02/15/2008Impact statement from DPB (HB1171H1)
02/29/2008Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (13-Y 1-N)
03/03/2008Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
03/04/2008Read third time
03/04/2008Reading of amendments waived
03/04/2008Committee amendments agreed to
03/04/2008Passed by for the day
03/05/2008Read third time
03/05/2008Passed by for the day
03/06/2008VOTE: --- ADOPTION (1-Y 89-N)
03/06/2008Read third time
03/06/2008Committee amendments reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
03/06/2008Committee amendments #'s 1, 2 and 3 rejected
03/06/2008Committee amendment #4 agreed to
03/06/2008Amendments set #1 by Senator Ticer withdrawn
03/06/2008Reading of amendments waived
03/06/2008Amendments set #2 by Senator Ticer agreed to
03/06/2008Motion to rerefer to committee rejected
03/06/2008Passed by temporarily
03/06/2008Floor substitute printed 085714265-S1 (Marsh)
03/06/2008Amendments #2 set by Senator Ticer reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
03/06/2008Amendments #2 set by Senator Ticer rejected
03/06/2008Committee amendment #4 reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
03/06/2008Committee amendment #4 rejected
03/06/2008Reading of substitute waived
03/06/2008Substitute by Senator Marsh agreed to 085714265-S1
03/06/2008Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1171S1
03/06/2008Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
03/06/2008Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 89-N)
03/06/2008VOTE: --- REJECTED (1-Y 89-N)
03/06/2008Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
03/06/2008Senate requested conference committee
03/06/2008House acceded to request
03/06/2008Conferees appointed by House
03/06/2008Delegates: Cosgrove, Suit, Bowling
03/06/2008Conferees appointed by Senate
03/06/2008Senators: Petersen, Wagner, Stuart
03/07/2008Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 2-N)
03/07/2008VOTE: --- ADOPTION (94-Y 2-N)
03/08/2008Reading of conference report waived
03/08/2008Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
03/24/2008Enrolled
03/24/2008Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1171ER)
03/24/2008Signed by Speaker
03/26/2008Signed by President
04/02/2008G Approved by Governor-Chapter 794 (effective 7/1/08)
04/09/2008Impact statement from DPB (HB1171ER)

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.