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SB 5036 Virginia Senate · 2020, 1st Special Session

Alcoholic beverage control; local special events license, limitations on events, etc.

Summary
Alcoholic beverage control; local special events license; limitations on events during public health emergency. Provides that no limitation on the number of special events that may be held by a local special events licensee shall be imposed during the effective dates of any rule, regulation, or order that is issued by the Governor or State Health Commissioner to meet a public health emergency and that effectively reduces allowable restaurant seating capacity. Under current law, local special events licensees are limited to holding 16 special events per year. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Oct 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Aug 14, 2020 Signed Oct 28, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Aug 26, 2020 · House of Delegates Oct 7, 2020

How they voted

36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Aug 26, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
15 Yea 4
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Oct 28, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 34 (effective 10/28/20)
executive
Oct 7, 2020
Introduced
House amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
upper
Oct 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (94-Y 0-N)
lower
Oct 7, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Oct 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Oct 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Sep 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Sep 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Sep 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with amendment (19-Y 2-N)
lower
Sep 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Sep 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Aug 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
upper
Aug 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Aug 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Aug 14, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200732D
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.