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type: "Bill"
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title: "Mixed bev. licensees; prohibition on delivery to consumer of original bottle of alcoholic beverage."
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description: "Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licensees; prohibition on delivery to consumer of original bottle of alcoholic beverage; exception. Adds an exception to the prohibition on mixed beverage licensees or any agent or employee of such licensees delivering to a consumer an original bottle of an alcoholic beverage purchased under such license by allowing the delivery of the entire contents of an original container of spirits for on-premises or off-premises consumption provided that the (i) container is 16 ounces or less and (ii) alcohol content is no greater than 15 percent by volume."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 868"
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citation: "Virginia SB 868 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bryce E. Reeves"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2025-01-03"
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last_action: "2025-03-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6eb61edb-9339-48c2-ae61-d0a557ca4026"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB868"
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source_hash: "43ce8facd2b31a9bceb438db0fa5846c54156f58b1924022138315fd944d6e9f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 868 (2025) — Mixed bev. licensees; prohibition on delivery to consumer of original bottle of alcoholic beverage.
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Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licensees; prohibition on delivery to consumer of original bottle of alcoholic beverage; exception. Adds an exception to the prohibition on mixed beverage licensees or any agent or employee of such licensees delivering to a consumer an original bottle of an alcoholic beverage purchased under such license by allowing the delivery of the entire contents of an original container of spirits for on-premises or off-premises consumption provided that the (i) container is 16 ounces or less and (ii) alcohol content is no greater than 15 percent by volume.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013660.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1074394.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059706.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed House (87-Y 8-N) — **87–8** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) — **39–1** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) — **6–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws (18-Y 1-N) — **18–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bryce E. Reeves — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-03** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103151D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-03** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-15** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB868)
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- **2025-01-31** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-03** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-03** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-03** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-04** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-04** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-04** Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-07** Placed on Calendar
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- **2025-02-07** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-07** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-09** Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-11** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
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- **2025-02-13** Reported from General Laws (18-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-17** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-18** Passed House (87-Y 8-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-02-20** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB868ER) `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-02-23** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-02-24** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB868)
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- **2025-03-05** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 435 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0435)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6eb61edb-9339-48c2-ae61-d0a557ca4026`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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