VirginiaAlcoholic beverage control; voluntary no-buy program, etc.
What it does
Alcoholic beverage control; voluntary no-buy program; court-ordered inclusion on list of excluded persons. Requires the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to establish and implement a voluntary no-buy program which allows a person to agree to refrain from purchasing any alcoholic beverage for a chosen period of two years, five years, or a lifetime. The bill provides that the name of a person participating in the program shall be included on a list of excluded persons and that the personal information of the participants shall be confidential, with dissemination by the Board limited to persons authorized to sell alcoholic beverages, law-enforcement officers acting in the performance of their official duties, and any other parties the Board deems necessary for purposes of enforcement.
More detail
The bill also provides that a court may order any person be placed on the list of excluded persons as a condition of probation or suspension of sentence or upon a conviction of certain enumerated alcohol-related offenses.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 18Left in Committee AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB980)
- Feb 13Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 26106375D-H1Major
- Feb 10Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB980)
- Feb 3Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N 1-A)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3House subcommittee offered
- Jan 26Assigned HGL sub: ABC/GamingMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104195DIntroduced