Alcoholic beverage control; tax allocation for funding the Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund, report.
Summary
Alcoholic beverage control; tax allocation; funding for Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund. Requires that 20 percent of the 20 percent tax levied on alcoholic beverages sold by the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority that is attributable to the sale of spirits produced by a distiller licensee be deposited in the Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund. The bill requires the Virginia Spirits Board to submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly by October 1 regarding its activities and use of moneys in the Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund. This bill is identical to SB 196.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Dec 23, 2021
Signed Apr 5, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 2, 2022
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
15
Committee
16
Apr 5, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 85 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB20S1
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22106556D-S1
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Dec 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Dec 23, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101248D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
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