Alcoholic beverage control; certain licensees to provide information to consumer. (HB270)
Introduced By
Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax) with support from co-patron Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville)
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; certain licensees to provide information to consumer while on the premises of licensed retailers. Allows any winery, farm winery, or wine wholesaler licensee to provide to adult customers of licensed retail establishments information about wine being consumed on such premises. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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12/30/2013 | Committee |
12/30/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100824D |
12/30/2013 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/10/2014 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3 |
01/14/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) |
01/16/2014 | Reported from General Laws with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/20/2014 | Read first time |
01/21/2014 | Read second time |
01/21/2014 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/21/2014 | Engrossed by House as amended HB270E |
01/21/2014 | Printed as engrossed 14100824D-E |
01/22/2014 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
01/22/2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/23/2014 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
02/14/2014 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N) |
02/17/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/18/2014 | Read third time |
02/18/2014 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2014 | Enrolled |
02/20/2014 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB270ER) |
02/20/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB270ER) |
02/20/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
02/22/2014 | Signed by President |
03/05/2014 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 123 (effective 7/1/14) |
03/05/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0123) |
Comments
Is it currently illegal for wineries to provide true information about their products to customers and potential customers?
Good question. Virginia law states that there is no intermingling among producers/manufactuers, wholesalers, and retailers unless explicitly authorized. The issue came up last year with wine tastings at restaurants, where it was discovered that a wine wholesaler was technically not allowed to come in and provide information to customers about the wines they were drinking. This bill ensures that for educational purposes it is OK for producers and wholesalers to provide this information at a restaurant.