HB 1045 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Va. Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license.

Summary
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license. Allows the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to issue an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license to persons operating food concessions at any performing arts facility located in the City of Richmond, provided that the performing arts facility (i) is occupied under a bona fide long-term lease or concession agreement, the original term of which was more than five years; (ii) has a capacity in excess of 400 patrons; (iii) has either been rehabilitated in accordance with historic preservation standards or has been in continuous operation for a period of at least 10 years at the same location and is located in the TOD-1 transit-oriented nodal district; and (iv) has monthly gross receipts from the sale of food cooked, or prepared, and consumed on the premises and nonalcoholic beverages served on the premises that meet or exceed the monthly minimum established by Board regulations for mixed beverage restaurants. The bill has an expiration date of January 1, 2027.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 255 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content regarding the issuance of alcohol licenses to food concession operators in Richmond remains unchanged, though the text was reformatted to match official legislative chapter standards.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; it continues to authorize the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to issue specific licenses to food concession operators in Richmond meeting strict criteria.
TECHNICAL

Added official chapter title, session header, and approval date (April 6, 2026) to formalize the bill as law.

Removed draft session headers and preliminary status indicators to reflect the final enacted version.

Reformatted the text from a single block to a multi-line layout consistent with official Virginia Acts of Assembly publication standards.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
13
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 255 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1045ER)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Betsy Carr
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
VA
78