HB2258
Alcoholic beverage control; beer distribution.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Alcoholic beverage control; beer distribution.
Creates a restricted wholesale beer license that authorizes the licensee to provide wholesale beer distribution services to brewery and limited brewery licensees, provided that no more than 500 barrels of beer shall be distributed by the corporation to each licensee in any one calendar year. The bill requires the Commissioner ... (More) of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish and operate a nonprofit, nonstock corporation to hold such license to promote, develop, and sustain markets for brewery and limited brewery licensees. The bill prohibits the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority from (i) granting a wholesale wine license to any entity that is owned, in whole or in part, by any manufacturer of alcoholic beverages, any subsidiary or affiliate of such manufacturer, or any person under common control with such manufacturer and (ii) granting a wholesale beer license to any officer, director, or principal stockholder of a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages or to the spouse of such person; however, the bill exempts from such prohibition any spouse of an officer, director, or principal stockholder of a brewery or limited brewery licensee that was granted such license prior to January 1, 2024. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/11/2023 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104136D
- 01/11/2023 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/23/2023 - House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/24/2023 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/24/2023 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2023 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/26/2023 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/26/2023 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2023 - House: Committee substitute printed 23105346D-H1
- 01/26/2023 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/27/2023 - House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/01/2023 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2023 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2023 - House: Committee substitute printed 23106099D-H2
- 02/02/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2258H2)
- 02/03/2023 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2023 - House: Read second time
- 02/06/2023 - House: Committee on General Laws substitute rejected 23105346D-H1
- 02/06/2023 - House: Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 23106099D-H2
- 02/06/2023 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2258H2
- 02/07/2023 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2023 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/10/2023 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2023 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/14/2023 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/14/2023 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2023 - House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
- 02/15/2023 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N)
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Senators: Favola, Mason, Hanger
- 02/15/2023 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/15/2023 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/15/2023 - House: Delegates: Robinson, Austin, Krizek
- 02/20/2023 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/21/2023 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/21/2023 - House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/22/2023 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2023 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2023 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2258ER)
- 03/08/2023 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/2023 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/09/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2258ER)
- 03/13/2023 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/2023 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/26/2023 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 7/1/24)
- 03/26/2023 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597)
