VA HB421 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-02-12 - House: Left in General Laws

Summary

Alcoholic beverage control (ABC); privatization of ABC stores. Provides for the issuance of a "package store" license to authorize the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption. The bill also requires the ABC Board to sell at auction all real estate used as ABC stores, and to terminate leased property upon which the ABC Board has operated a government store. The bill requires the ABC Board to complete an implementation study by December 31, 2008, on how it will privatize government stores. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2009, to achieve full retail privatization of government stores. The bill contains numerous technical amendments.

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Title

Alcoholic beverage control; privatization of ABC stores, report.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-02-12 House: Left in General Laws
2008-01-04 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2008-01-04 House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/10/07 082335616

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