republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/sb-212.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic beverage control; creates annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license."
description: "Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license. Creates an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license that (i) may be granted to persons operating food concessions at any corporate and performing arts facility located in Fairfax County, provided that the corporate and performing arts facility (a) is occupied under a bona fide long-term lease, management, or concession agreement, the original term of which was more than one year and (b) has a total capacity in excess of 1,400 patrons and (ii) authorizes the licensee to sell, on the dates of performances or events, alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption. This bill is identical to HB 598."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 212"
citation: "Virginia SB 212 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara A. Favola"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-12-30"
last_action: "2020-03-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9086b07a-deb4-4e4b-a304-7d0d815ad80d"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB212"
source_hash: "0a122f7a0c53a3d5981d26a06b6dd492d82192a08361c298603a15b4a8cc854e"
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 SB 212 (2020) — Alcoholic beverage control; creates annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license.

Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license. Creates an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license that (i) may be granted to persons operating food concessions at any corporate and performing arts facility located in Fairfax County, provided that the corporate and performing arts facility (a) is occupied under a bona fide long-term lease, management, or concession agreement, the original term of which was more than one year and (b) has a total capacity in excess of 1,400 patrons and (ii) authorizes the licensee to sell, on the dates of performances or events, alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption. This bill is identical to HB 598.

## Version chain

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

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0032)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0032)
2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB212ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB212ER)
3. **Engrossed by Senate as amended SB212E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB212)
4. **Engrossed by Senate as amended SB212E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB212E)

## Votes

- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N) — **20–2** (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (93-Y 6-N) — **92–6** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (12-Y 0-N 3-A) — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara A. Favola — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-30** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102017D `introduction`
- **2019-12-30** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-10** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (12-Y 0-N 3-A) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-13** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-14** Reading of amendments waived
- **2020-01-14** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2020-01-14** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB212E
- **2020-01-14** Printed as engrossed 20102017D-E
- **2020-01-15** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (SB212E)
- **2020-02-13** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-13** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13** Reported from General Laws (20-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-18** Passed House (93-Y 6-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-18** VOTE: Passage (93-Y 6-N)
- **2020-02-20** Enrolled
- **2020-02-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-02-21** Impact statement from DPB (SB212ER)
- **2020-02-21** Signed by President
- **2020-02-25** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
- **2020-02-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
- **2020-03-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 32 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9086b07a-deb4-4e4b-a304-7d0d815ad80d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).