Alcoholic beverage control; definition of chaptalization and cider. (SB1000)

Introduced By

Sen. John Watkins (R-Midlothian)

Progress

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

Description

Alcoholic beverage control; definition of cider. Creates two classes of cider by defining it as any beverage, carbonated or otherwise, obtained by the fermentation of the natural sugar content of apples (i) without chaptalization or (ii) containing not more than seven percent of alcohol by volume regardless of chaptalization. The bill defines "chaptalization" as a method of increasing the alcohol in a wine by adding sugar to the must before or during fermentation. The expanded definition of cider is to take into account the natural sweetness of certain Virginia apples. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102916D
01/11/2011Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
01/21/2011Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2011Read second time
01/25/2011Reading of amendment waived
01/25/2011Committee amendment agreed to
01/25/2011Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1000E
01/25/2011Printed as engrossed 11102916D-E
01/26/2011Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2011Placed on Calendar
02/07/2011Read first time
02/07/2011Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/15/2011Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2011Read second time
02/17/2011Read third time
02/17/2011Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/17/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2011Enrolled
02/23/2011Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1000ER)
02/23/2011Signed by President
02/23/2011Signed by Speaker
03/18/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 288 (effective 7/1/11)
03/18/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 45 seconds.