HB 934 VA

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Alcoholic beverage control; government stores; distiller's licensees as agents of the Board; sale of alcoholic beverages. Allows certain holders of a distiller's license appointed as agents of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Authority to sell spirits, beer, wine, or cider for on-premises or off-premises consumption, provided that the spirits, beer, wine, or cider are manufactured within the same licensed premises or on contiguous premises of such agent licensed as a distillery, brewery, or winery. Under current law, such agents of the Board are permitted to give samples of such alcoholic beverages.The bill also increases the amount of spirits such distiller's licensees may give or sell to any person per day from three ounces to four and one-half ounces and requires such distiller's licensees to have food reasonably available at all times when spirits are served. The bill provides such food may be provided by food trucks, patrons providing their own food, or the agent of the Board and specifies that failure of such distiller's licensees to have food reasonably available may result in the Board's reconsideration of the agency agreement appointing such holder of a distiller's license or its officers and employees as agents of the Board.The bill requires the Authority to collect data regarding the compliance of distiller's licensees with the provisions of this bill and report such data to the Chairs of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by November 1, 2026 and again by November 1, 2027. The bill also requires the Authority to convene a stakeholders group to review the manufacturer event licenses and off-site sales privileges granted to manufacturing licensees and report its findings and any recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes to the Chairs of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services no later than December 1, 2026. The bill sunsets on July 1, 2028.

• Marcus B. Simon Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105223D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 26, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming · lower
4. Jan 27, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 2-N) · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB934) · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N) · lower
9. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
10. Feb 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106746D-H1 · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB934) · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) · lower
13. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 1-N) · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107318D-H2 · lower
15. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB934) · lower
17. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
18. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute rejected · lower
19. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
20. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
21. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (91-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
22. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
23. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
24. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
25. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108811D-S1 · upper
26. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB934) · lower
27. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
28. Mar 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109384D-S2 · upper
29. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
30. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
32. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
33. Mar 10, 2026 Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) · upper
34. Mar 10, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
35. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
36. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
37. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 97-N 0-A) · lower
38. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
39. Mar 12, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
40. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
41. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
42. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Simon, Cole of Fredericksburg, Kilgore · lower
43. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
44. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Perry, VanValkenburg, Reeves · upper
45. Mar 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB934) · lower
46. Mar 14, 2026 No further action taken · lower
47. Mar 14, 2026 Failed to Pass from conference · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · PDF
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Transportation & Public Safety Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Transportation & Public Safety Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• ABC/Gaming Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• ABC/Gaming Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• ABC/Gaming Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• General Laws Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML