---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic beverage control; beer distribution."
description: "Alcoholic beverage control; beer distribution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2258"
citation: "Virginia HB 2258 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robinson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bc994bf-bb5d-4c4d-98ce-2d574e6dc2aa"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2258"
source_hash: "071932ce37ca8ccdc5e49062e1d1dfcaa4f32468653f0a1521406d6cf4f92b68"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 2258 (2023) — Alcoholic beverage control; beer distribution.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0597** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0597)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23105346D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2258H1)
3. **Committee substitute printed 23106099D-H2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2258H2)
4. **HB2258ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2258ER)
5. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104136D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2258)

## Votes

- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 2-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104136D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-11** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23** Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2023-01-24** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-26** Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26** Committee substitute printed 23105346D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-01-26** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27** Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-01** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-01** Committee substitute printed 23106099D-H2 `substitution`
- **2023-02-02** Impact statement from DPB (HB2258H2)
- **2023-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Committee on General Laws substitute rejected 23105346D-H1
- **2023-02-06** Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 23106099D-H2 `substitution`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2258H2 `substitution`
- **2023-02-07** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-10** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-14** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** Reading of amendment waived
- **2023-02-15** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-15** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2023-02-15** Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 96-N) `amendment-failure`
- **2023-02-15** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N)
- **2023-02-15** Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-15** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2023-02-15** Senators: Favola, Mason, Hanger
- **2023-02-15** House acceded to request
- **2023-02-15** Conferees appointed by House
- **2023-02-15** Delegates: Robinson, Austin, Krizek
- **2023-02-20** Amended by conference committee
- **2023-02-21** Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 2-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21** VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 2-N)
- **2023-02-22** Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2258ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB2258ER)
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-26** Approved by Governor-Chapter 597 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-26** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0597)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6bc994bf-bb5d-4c4d-98ce-2d574e6dc2aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).