Alcoholic beverage control; tied house exceptions.
Summary
Alcoholic beverage control; tied house exceptions. Removes certain provisions of the exceptions to the tied house limitations that state a manufacturer, bottler, importer, broker, or wholesaler cannot require, by agreement or otherwise, a retailer to exclude from sale at his establishment alcoholic beverages of other manufacturers, bottlers, importers, brokers, or wholesalers in order for the exception to apply. However, the bill retains the general prohibition that no manufacturer, bottler, importer, broker, or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages shall make an agreement, or attempt to make an agreement, with a retail licensee pursuant to which any products sold by a competitor are excluded in whole or in part from the premises on which the retail licensee's business is conducted. This bill is identical to SB 834.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 4, 2025
Signed Mar 19, 2025
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MINOR
This bill converts HB 1703 from an enrolled legislative draft to an officially enacted chapter of Virginia law (Chapter 126). The substantive policy content regarding tied house exceptions for alcoholic beverage control remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments made to comply with official publication standards.
TECHNICAL
Converted bill format from legislative draft to official enacted chapter with proper chapter number (126), approval date (March 19, 2025), and standardized formatting for Code of Virginia publication.
Added official session header and removed draft markers while preserving all substantive legislative text regarding tied house exceptions and manufacturer/retailer restrictions.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 22, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 10, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 126 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1703ER)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
lower
Jan 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Bulova
DDemocratic
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