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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 HB 426. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2022 | SB 254 | Virginia SB 254 (2022) |
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Virginia SB 254 (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 HB 426.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0078 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 22104923D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103941D (committee substitute) — source
- SB254ER (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) — 38–2 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N) — 96–1 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (12-Y 2-N) — 12–2 (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws (21-Y 1-N) — 21–1 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N) — 35–4 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- John J. Bell — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103941D
introduction - 2022-01-11 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
referral-committee - 2022-01-18 Assigned Rehab sub: ABC
referral-committee - 2022-01-27 Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2022-01-28 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2022-01-28 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
committee-passage - 2022-01-28 Committee substitute printed 22104923D-S1
substitution - 2022-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 2022-02-01 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-02-01 Reading of substitute waived
- 2022-02-01 Committee substitute agreed to 22104923D-S1
- 2022-02-01 Passed by for the day
- 2022-02-02 Passed by for the day
- 2022-02-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-02-03 Amendment by Senator Morrissey withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal - 2022-02-03 Passed by for the day
- 2022-02-04 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-02-04 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB254S1
- 2022-02-07 Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2022-02-07 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 2022-02-07 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2022-02-11 Impact statement from DPB (SB254S1)
- 2022-02-21 Placed on Calendar
- 2022-02-21 Read first time
reading-1 - 2022-02-21 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2022-02-22 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-24 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-02-25 Read third time
reading-3 - 2022-02-25 Passed House (97-Y 1-N)
passage - 2022-02-25 VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N)
- 2022-03-01 Enrolled
- 2022-03-01 Impact statement from DPB (SB254ER)
- 2022-03-01 Signed by Speaker
- 2022-03-02 Signed by President
- 2022-03-11 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- 2022-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 2022-04-05 Approved by Governor-Chapter 78 (effective 7/1/22)
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Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/45bcb6a8-dec2-416e-860b-16a3c46fbce9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).