Alcoholic beverage control; neutral grain spirits or alcohol sold at government stores. (HB1842)
Introduced By
Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach)
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; neutral grain spirits or alcohol sold at government stores; proof. Increases from 101 to 151 the proof of neutral grain spirits or alcohol that is without distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color that may be sold at government stores. The provisions of the bill will expire on July 1, 2022. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2017 | Committee |
01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101080D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/16/2017 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3 |
01/17/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
01/19/2017 | Reported from General Laws (19-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2017 | Read first time |
01/24/2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/25/2017 | Read third time and passed House (83-Y 14-N) |
01/25/2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/26/2017 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
01/31/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1842) |
02/10/2017 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2017 | Read third time |
02/14/2017 | Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Enrolled |
02/16/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1842ER) |
02/16/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/17/2017 | Signed by President |
02/17/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17 |
02/17/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017 |
02/21/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1842ER) |
02/23/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 155 (effective 7/1/17) |
02/23/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0155) |
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 2 minutes.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
GENTLEMAN YIELDS. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I ASK THE GENTLEMAN, I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S TRYING TO TIMES IN RECENT HISTORY HAS A SENATE SEAT EVER COME VACANT? WE CAME CLOSE IN '16, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY. WE PASS BILLS HERE ALL THE TIME, TRY TO FIX THINGS THAT SOLVE BUT I WOULD ASK HOW MANY COULD BE A PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN 16. THANK GOODNESS IT DIDN'T. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. SPEAKING TO THE BILL.Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN HAS THE FLOOR.
[Unknown]: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE, IF I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION I WOULD THINK I WAS MRIFG IN THE NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE AT THE END OF LAST MR. SPEAKER, YOU KNOW, THE BEST OF INTERPRETATIONS OF THIS BILL IS THAT THIS IS A,
Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville): WASHINGTON, DC YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UNDERSTAND. IT MOVES THE SUNSET DATE FROM 2017 TO 2019, AND ELIMINATES S OFF CIVICS SO IT IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT, AND IT IS CIVIC EDUCATION.
[Unknown]: THE SENATOR FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY, SENATOR STANLEY.
Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta): WILL THE SENATOR FROM HANOVER YIELD FOR A QUESTION?
[Unknown]: DOES THE SENATOR YIELD FOR A QUESTION?
Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta): I WILL YEAR OLD.
[Unknown]: HE YIELDS -- HE YIELDS,
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): I ASK THE GENTLEMAN FROM SENATOR. HANOVER, IF HE CAN EXPLAIN TO ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CIVICS AND A CIVIC.
[Unknown]: THE SENATOR FROM HANOVER. [ LAUGHTER ] MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD RESPOND TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT THE DIALECTUAL TONE HE USED IN HIS FIRST PRONUNCIATION WAS ONE I WAS UNAWARE OF AND GRAM AT HICKLY SPEAKING -- GRAMMATICALLY SPEAKING, CIVIC IS PROPER. THE SENATOR FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY. MR. PRESIDENT, WILL YOU YIELD FOR ONE MORE QUESTION? MAYBE. HE YIELDS, SENATOR. I APPRECIATE THAT, MR. PRESIDENT. COULD I ASK THE GENTLEMAN, I MEAN, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I TOOK CIVICS. NOW ARE WE DEPRIVING OUR