Alcoholic beverage control; creates a new limited mixed beverage license for retail cigar shops.
Summary
Creates a new limited mixed beverage license for retail cigar shops for the sale or service of alcoholic beverages. The bill sets out the privileges of this new license, including a requirement that at least 60 percent of the licensee's annual gross revenue be from the sale of premium tobacco products. The bill also defines cigar shop and sets out the state and local license taxes for this license. The bill provides that a cigar shop licensed by the ABC Board shall not be deemed a restaurant for the purposes of the Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2017
Last action Feb 2, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends striking from docket by voice vote
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102493D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joseph R. Yost
RRepublican
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