VirginiaAlcoholic beverage control; banquet license, municipality or nonprofit organization.
What it does
Alcoholic beverage control; banquet license; municipality or nonprofit organization. Allows a manufacturer, bottler, broker, importer, or wholesaler to sponsor or provide support, including equipment, staff, financial, and other support, for a special event for which a municipality or nonprofit organization has been issued a banquet license when such special event is to be held on the grounds of a museum or a government-registered national, state, or local historic site at which the municipality or nonprofit organization is licensed to operate a gift shop, provided that any retail license issued to the premises has been deactivated by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority for the duration of such special event. The bill limits such municipalities or nonprofit organizations to no more than eight banquet licenses for such special events per year.
More detail
This bill is identical to HB 1343.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 825 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Feb 26Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 26Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB532)
- Feb 26Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB532ER)Major
- Feb 26EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Read third timeMinor
- Feb 23Read second timeMinor
- Feb 19Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB532)
- Feb 9Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Feb 9Read first timeMinor
- Feb 9Placed on Calendar
- Feb 4Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Engrossed by Senate - Senate committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 3Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Feb 2Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 2Rules suspended
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 26106167D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 30Senate committee offered
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB532)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100200DIntroduced