HB 1484 VA

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Introduced

Alcoholic beverage control; designated outdoor refreshment areas. Allows up to two permitted breweries or wineries to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption in an area designated for the designated outdoor refreshment area during an event held by the designated outdoor refreshment area licensee. The bill allows designated outdoor refreshment area licensees that are nonprofit organizations to sell tickets or charge for wristbands for an event to cover expenses of the event and also only requires such licensee to provide adequate security for an event as deemed appropriate by the local law-enforcement agency. The bill also provides that a designated outdoor refreshment area licensee that is a nonprofit organization shall be permitted to receive in-kind and financial sponsorships and donations from a manufacturer and may collect participation fees from breweries, wineries, and retail licensees for events held under a designated outdoor refreshment area license. Lastly, the bill allows (i) a designated outdoor refreshment area licensee that is a nonprofit organization to obtain a banquet special event license or a mixed beverage special event license and (ii) a brewery, winery, cidery, or distillery to obtain a manufacturer's beer or wine event license for an event to be held within the boundaries of the designated outdoor refreshment area, including an event hosted by the designated outdoor area licensee that is a nonprofit organization, as long as any such event held pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) is not held at the same time as an event utilizing the designated outdoor refreshment area license. The bill provides that any such event held pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) shall not count toward the 16 events per-year limit for designated outdoor refreshment area licenses.

• Tony O. Wilt Republican · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105486D · lower
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1484) · lower
4. Feb 2, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 3-N) · lower
7. Feb 18, 2026 Left in Committee General Laws · 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.

• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML