SB 834 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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 HB 1703.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 1, 2025 Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill transitions SB 834 from an enrolled draft to a chaptered law, formally enacting amendments to Virginia's alcoholic beverage control statutes. The substantive policy content of the tied house restrictions and exemptions remains unchanged; the primary difference is the official formatting and chapter designation for the enacted law.
Scope change
No substantive change to the scope or applicability of the law; the text represents the same legislative provisions now formally enacted as Chapter 130.
TECHNICAL

Converted from draft bill format to official chaptered law format with proper chapter number (Chapter 130) and approval date (March 19, 2025).

Added standard chaptered law formatting elements including title page, approval date, and proper section numbering layout.

CONTENT

All substantive policy provisions regarding tied house restrictions, manufacturer limitations, and exemptions remain identical to the enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 20, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 130 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB834ER)
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors