Mixed beverage restaurant licensees; food-to-beverage ratio. (SB488)
Introduced By
Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Alcoholic beverage control; food-beverage ratio. Modifies the food-beverage ratio for mixed beverage restaurant licensees to require that such licensees sell a minimum of 25 cents of food and nonalcoholic beverages for every dollar of mixed beverages sold. The bill provides that gross receipts shall be calculated on the basis of the price that the licensee paid for the food, nonalcoholic beverages, or mixed beverages sold, rather than the price at which the licensee sells such items to patrons. Under current law, a licensee's gross receipts, which are calculated on the basis of the price at which the licensee sells items to patrons, from the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages must amount to at least 45 percent of its gross receipts from the sale of mixed beverages and food. The bill also requires mixed beverage restaurant licensees to serve food during any period of time mixed beverages are served and allows the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to summarily suspend a license for a maximum of 24 hours for failure to comply with this provision. Read the Bill »
Status
03/01/2016: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101477D |
01/12/2016 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
02/05/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16105242D-S1 |
02/05/2016 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (12-Y 0-N 3-A) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2016 | Passed by for the day |
02/10/2016 | Read second time |
02/10/2016 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/10/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16105242D-S1 |
02/10/2016 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB488S1 |
02/11/2016 | Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
02/15/2016 | Read first time |
02/15/2016 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
02/17/2016 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3 |
02/23/2016 | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017 |
03/01/2016 | Continued to 2017 in General Laws |
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 30 seconds.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED TO TAKE UP THE RESOLUTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE TITLE. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER 268. COMMENDING CHARLES HALEY. THE SENATOR FROM EASTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION PASS. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS, SHALL THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. OPPOSED NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO.
Comments
I have owned a restaurant and bar in Richmond for 21 years. I wholeheartedly support this bill to decrease the amount of alcohol to food sales ratio.