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| Bill | Alcoholic beverage control; distiller's licensees as agents of Board, sale of alcoholic beverages. | Alcoholic beverage control; government stores; distiller's licensees as agents of the Board; sale of alcoholic beverages. Allows certain holders of a distiller's license appointed as agents of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to sell spirits, beer, wine, or cider for on-premises or off-premises consumption, provided that the spirits, beer, wine, or cider are manufactured within the same licensed premises or on contiguous premises of such agent licensed as a distillery, brewery, or winery. Under current law, such agents of the Board are permitted to give samples of such alcoholic beverages.The bill also increases the amount of spirits such distiller's licensees may give or sell to any person per day from three ounces to six ounces and requires such distiller's licensees to have food reasonably available at all times when spirits are served. The bill provides that such food may be provided by food trucks, patrons providing their own food, or the agent of the Board and specifies that failure of such distiller's licensees to have food reasonably available may result in the Board's reconsideration of the agency agreement appointing such holder of a distiller's license or its officers and employees as agents of the Board.The bill requires the Authority to collect data regarding the compliance of distiller's licensees with the provisions of this bill and report such data to the Chairs of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by November 1, 2026, and again by November 1, 2027. The bill also requires the Authority to convene a stakeholders group to review the manufacturer event licenses and off-site sales privileges granted to manufacturing licensees and report its findings and any recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes to the Chairs of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services no later than December 1, 2026. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2028. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 424 | Virginia SB 424 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 424 (2026) — Alcoholic beverage control; distiller's licensees as agents of Board, sale of alcoholic beverages.
Alcoholic beverage control; government stores; distiller's licensees as agents of the Board; sale of alcoholic beverages. Allows certain holders of a distiller's license appointed as agents of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to sell spirits, beer, wine, or cider for on-premises or off-premises consumption, provided that the spirits, beer, wine, or cider are manufactured within the same licensed premises or on contiguous premises of such agent licensed as a distillery, brewery, or winery. Under current law, such agents of the Board are permitted to give samples of such alcoholic beverages.The bill also increases the amount of spirits such distiller's licensees may give or sell to any person per day from three ounces to six ounces and requires such distiller's licensees to have food reasonably available at all times when spirits are served. The bill provides that such food may be provided by food trucks, patrons providing their own food, or the agent of the Board and specifies that failure of such distiller's licensees to have food reasonably available may result in the Board's reconsideration of the agency agreement appointing such holder of a distiller's license or its officers and employees as agents of the Board.The bill requires the Authority to collect data regarding the compliance of distiller's licensees with the provisions of this bill and report such data to the Chairs of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by November 1, 2026, and again by November 1, 2027. The bill also requires the Authority to convene a stakeholders group to review the manufacturer event licenses and off-site sales privileges granted to manufacturing licensees and report its findings and any recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes to the Chairs of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services no later than December 1, 2026. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2028.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 35–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 95–3 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute — 11–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 36–4 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws — 19–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Russet Perry — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104946D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
referral-committee - 2026-02-04 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB424)
- 2026-02-04 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB424)
- 2026-02-06 Senate committee offered
- 2026-02-06 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (11-Y 0-N 4-A)
committee-passage - 2026-02-06 Committee substitute printed 26107379D-S1
substitution - 2026-02-09 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-09 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-09 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-09 Passed by for the day
- 2026-02-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB424)
- 2026-02-10 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-10 Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to
- 2026-02-10 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
substitution - 2026-02-11 Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-17 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-17 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-17 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2026-02-24 Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-25 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
referral-committee - 2026-02-27 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-04 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-04 Passed House (95-Y 3-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-10 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-10 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB424ER)
passage - 2026-03-10 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-10 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-13 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB424)
- 2026-03-14 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-14 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 889 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c889c894-8032-4d33-8f45-3e54aa893402. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).