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| Bill | Alcoholic beverage control; delivery of alcoholic beverages, third-party delivery license. | Alcoholic beverage control; delivery of alcoholic beverages; third-party delivery license; container. Creates a third-party delivery license that authorizes the licensee to deliver alcoholic beverages purchased by consumers from other retail licensees. The bill establishes conditions for the issuance of third-party delivery licenses, imposes eligibility requirements for delivery personnel, and sets forth requirements for a delivery to be made by such delivery personnel. The bill imposes a $2,500 fine for first-time violations of the delivery requirements and a $5,000 fine for second and subsequent violations. The bill also establishes container requirements for certain alcoholic beverages sold for off-premises consumption or delivery. The bill requires that such alcoholic beverages, if not contained in the manufacturer's original sealed container, (i) be enclosed in a container that has no straw holes or other openings and is sealed in a manner that allows a person to readily discern whether the container has been opened or tampered with; (ii) display the name of the licensee from which the alcoholic beverages were purchased; (iii) be clearly marked with the phrase "contains alcoholic beverages"; (iv) have a maximum volume of 16 ounces per beverage for certain beverages; and (v) be stored in the trunk of the vehicle, in an area that is rear of the driver's seat, in a locked container or compartment, or, in the case of delivery by bicycle, in a compartment behind the bicyclist during delivery. The bill also excludes from the rebuttable presumption in current law that a person is consuming alcohol while driving any person who is delivering an alcoholic beverage in accordance with the provisions of the bill. The bill directs the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to collect data regarding the compliance of third-party delivery licensees with the provisions of the bill and report such data to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by November 1, 2023. The bill extends from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2024, the sunset on prior legislation that allowed certain licensees to sell mixed beverages for off-premises consumption. This bill is identical to SB 254. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2022 | HB 426 | Virginia HB 426 (2022) |
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Virginia HB 426 (2022) — Alcoholic beverage control; delivery of alcoholic beverages, third-party delivery license.
Alcoholic beverage control; delivery of alcoholic beverages; third-party delivery license; container. Creates a third-party delivery license that authorizes the licensee to deliver alcoholic beverages purchased by consumers from other retail licensees. The bill establishes conditions for the issuance of third-party delivery licenses, imposes eligibility requirements for delivery personnel, and sets forth requirements for a delivery to be made by such delivery personnel. The bill imposes a $2,500 fine for first-time violations of the delivery requirements and a $5,000 fine for second and subsequent violations. The bill also establishes container requirements for certain alcoholic beverages sold for off-premises consumption or delivery. The bill requires that such alcoholic beverages, if not contained in the manufacturer's original sealed container, (i) be enclosed in a container that has no straw holes or other openings and is sealed in a manner that allows a person to readily discern whether the container has been opened or tampered with; (ii) display the name of the licensee from which the alcoholic beverages were purchased; (iii) be clearly marked with the phrase "contains alcoholic beverages"; (iv) have a maximum volume of 16 ounces per beverage for certain beverages; and (v) be stored in the trunk of the vehicle, in an area that is rear of the driver's seat, in a locked container or compartment, or, in the case of delivery by bicycle, in a compartment behind the bicyclist during delivery. The bill also excludes from the rebuttable presumption in current law that a person is consuming alcohol while driving any person who is delivering an alcoholic beverage in accordance with the provisions of the bill. The bill directs the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to collect data regarding the compliance of third-party delivery licensees with the provisions of the bill and report such data to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by November 1, 2023. The bill extends from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2024, the sunset on prior legislation that allowed certain licensees to sell mixed beverages for off-premises consumption. This bill is identical to SB 254.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0079 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 22105395D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
- HB426ER (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101245D (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- VOTE: Passage (94-Y 3-N) — 93–3 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N) — 37–3 (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N) — 21–1 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 1-N) — 12–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- David L. Bulova — primary (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101245D
introduction - 2022-01-11 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2022-01-24 Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee - 2022-01-25 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2022-01-25 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 2022-01-27 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2022-01-27 Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2022-01-27 Committee substitute printed 22105395D-H1
substitution - 2022-01-31 Read first time
reading-1 - 2022-02-01 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-02-01 Committee substitute agreed to 22105395D-H1
- 2022-02-01 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB426H1
- 2022-02-02 Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2022-02-02 VOTE: Passage (94-Y 3-N)
- 2022-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2022-02-03 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
referral-committee - 2022-02-07 Impact statement from DPB (HB426H1)
- 2022-02-18 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-21 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2022-02-22 Read third time
reading-3 - 2022-02-22 Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
passage - 2022-02-24 Enrolled
- 2022-02-25 Signed by Speaker
- 2022-02-25 Signed by President
- 2022-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (HB426ER)
- 2022-03-09 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 9, 2022
- 2022-03-09 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 2022-04-05 Approved by Governor-Chapter 79 (effective 7/1/22)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f8ce8d78-71ac-47c9-9bd9-da15c66b963e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).