republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/sb-498.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcoholic beverage control; expands definition of resort complex."
description: "Alcoholic beverage control; definition of resort complex. Expands the definition of \"resort complex\" to include facilities that (i) are operated by a corporation that operates as a management company which, as its primary function, makes available (a) vacation accommodations, guest rooms, or dwelling units and (b) golf, ski, and other recreational facilities to members of the managed entities and the general public and (ii) have or manage a minimum of 140 private guest rooms or dwelling units contained on not less than 50 acres, whether or not contiguous to the licensed premises. Such facilities will be permitted to obtain a mixed beverage restaurant, on-premises wine and beer, or on-and-off-premises wine and beer license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 498"
citation: "Virginia SB 498 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John S. Edwards"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-07"
last_action: "2020-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bebc924a-a4f5-435b-82d0-03d85468b3df"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB498"
source_hash: "d5d64ba3b101ca9a916415b10cfc6732ad9a4489763a065d8f026688d2f863c5"
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 498 (2020) — Alcoholic beverage control; expands definition of resort complex.

Alcoholic beverage control; definition of resort complex. Expands the definition of "resort complex" to include facilities that (i) are operated by a corporation that operates as a management company which, as its primary function, makes available (a) vacation accommodations, guest rooms, or dwelling units and (b) golf, ski, and other recreational facilities to members of the managed entities and the general public and (ii) have or manage a minimum of 140 private guest rooms or dwelling units contained on not less than 50 acres, whether or not contiguous to the licensed premises. Such facilities will be permitted to obtain a mixed beverage restaurant, on-premises wine and beer, or on-and-off-premises wine and beer license.

## Version chain

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

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1010)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1010)
2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB498ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB498ER)
3. **Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB498S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB498)
4. **Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB498S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB498S1)

## Votes

- House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws with amendment (16-Y 5-N) — **16–5** (pass) · lower
- 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
- VOTE: Passage (82-Y 17-N) — **81–17** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John S. Edwards — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104017D `introduction`
- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-24** Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-24** Committee substitute printed 20106086D-S1 `substitution`
- **2020-01-27** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-28** Reading of substitute waived
- **2020-01-28** Committee substitute agreed to 20106086D-S1
- **2020-01-28** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB498S1
- **2020-01-29** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-01-29** Impact statement from DPB (SB498S1)
- **2020-02-03** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-03** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-14** Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-20** Reported from General Laws with amendment (16-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-25** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-25** Committee amendment agreed to
- **2020-02-25** Engrossed by House as amended
- **2020-02-25** Passed House with amendment (82-Y 17-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-25** VOTE: Passage (82-Y 17-N)
- **2020-02-27** House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- **2020-03-04** Enrolled
- **2020-03-05** Signed by President
- **2020-03-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-03-20** Impact statement from DPB (SB498ER)
- **2020-04-09** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1010 (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/bebc924a-a4f5-435b-82d0-03d85468b3df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).