SB 620 VA

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Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; permitting of retail tobacco product retailers; purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products; penalties; report. Transitions and provides a more comprehensive structure for the current licensing and enforcement responsibilities related to liquid nicotine and retail tobacco products from the Department of Taxation to a permitting system administered by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority. The bill requires the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage and Control Authority to conduct an unannounced buyer operation at least once every 24 months to verify that a permittee, defined in the bill, is not selling retail tobacco products to persons under 21 years of age. Portions of the bill have a delayed effective date of October 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 308.

• Adam P. Ebbin · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103534D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services · upper
3. Feb 3, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
4. Feb 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB620) · upper
5. Feb 6, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
6. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
7. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107367D-S1 · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107711D-S2 · upper
10. Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute rejected · upper
16. Feb 16, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
17. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB620) · upper
22. Feb 20, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
23. Feb 20, 2026 Read first time · lower
24. Feb 20, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
25. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N) · lower
26. Feb 26, 2026 House committee offered · lower
27. Feb 27, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
28. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108777D-H1 · lower
29. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 1-N) · lower
30. Mar 4, 2026 Read second time · lower
31. Mar 5, 2026 Read third time · lower
32. Mar 5, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
33. Mar 5, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
34. Mar 5, 2026 Passed House with substitute (95-Y 3-N 0-A) · lower
35. Mar 9, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
36. Mar 10, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
37. Mar 10, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
38. Mar 11, 2026 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
39. Mar 11, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
40. Mar 11, 2026 Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Salim, Reeves · upper
41. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
42. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Hope, Carroll, Fowler · lower
43. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
44. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N 0-A) · upper
45. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N 0-A) · lower
46. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
47. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB620ER) · upper
48. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
49. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
50. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
51. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
52. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB620) · upper
53. Apr 12, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · executive

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.

• Governor Substitute · PDF
• Governor Substitute · HTML
• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · PDF
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · HTML
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · PDF
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · HTML
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · PDF
• Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML