Alcoholic beverage control; limited mixed beverage license for retail cigar shops. (HB904)

Introduced By

Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave) with support from co-patron Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville)

Progress

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

Description

Alcoholic beverage control; limited mixed beverage license for retail cigar shops. Creates a new limited mixed beverage license for retail cigar shops. The bill sets out the privileges of this new license, including that in no event shall the sale of any alcoholic beverages exceed 50 percent of the total annual gross sales of the cigar shop. The bill also defines cigar shop and sets out the state and local license taxes for this license. Read the Bill »

Status

02/19/2016: Failed to Pass in Committee

History

DateAction
01/12/2016Committee
01/12/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103918D
01/12/2016Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/20/2016Assigned to sub: Subcommittee #3
01/20/2016Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
02/09/2016Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017
02/11/2016Reported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2016Committee substitute printed 16105533D-H1
02/13/2016Read first time
02/15/2016Read second time
02/15/2016Committee substitute agreed to 16105533D-H1
02/15/2016Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB904H1
02/16/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB904H1)
02/16/2016Read third time and passed House (83-Y 12-N 1-A)
02/16/2016VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 12-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/17/2016Constitutional reading dispensed
02/17/2016Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
02/19/2016Continued to 2017 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 1 minute.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

AMEND AND REENACT SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL, LIMITED MIXED BEVERAGE LICENSE FOR RETAIL CIGAR SHOPS. SHALL THE BILL PASS? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES 83, NOS 12. AYES 83, NOS 12, THE BILL IS PASSED.