2024 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB57: Restaurant exemptions; certain organizations participating in fundraising events.

Legislative Summary

Restaurant exemptions; certain organizations participating in fundraising events. Clarifies that the provision in current law that exempts certain organizations from provisions applicable to restaurants, including churches, fraternal or school organizations, organizations that are exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and volunteer fire departments and volunteer emergency medical services agencies, applies when such organizations offer food for sale to the public as a participant in an occasional fundraising event, provided that certain conditions are met. Current law exempts such organizations from provisions applicable to restaurants when such organizations hold occasional fundraisers that offer food for sale to the public, provided that certain conditions are met. Restaurant exemptions; certain organizations participating in fundraising events. Clarifies that the provision in current law that exempts certain organizations from provisions applicable to restaurants, including churches, fraternal or school organizations, organizations that are exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and volunteer fire departments and volunteer emergency medical services agencies, applies when such organizations offer food for sale to the public as a participant in an occasional fundraising event, provided that certain conditions are met. Current law exempts such organizations from provisions applicable to restaurants when such organizations hold occasional fundraisers that offer food for sale to the public, provided that certain conditions are met.

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Bill History

12/22/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100304D
House of Delegates
12/22/2023
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/15/2024
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
House of Delegates
1/18/2024
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/23/2024
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/25/2024
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/26/2024
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/29/2024
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2024
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
1/30/2024
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/14/2024
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/16/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2024
Read third time
Senate
2/19/2024
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/21/2024
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/21/2024
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB57ER)
House of Delegates
2/21/2024
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/24/2024
Signed by President
Senate
3/1/2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024
House of Delegates
3/1/2024
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024
3/8/2024
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 16 (effective 7/1/24)
3/8/2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016)

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/19/2024
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2/16/2024
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2/14/2024
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
1/29/2024
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
1/23/2024
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/18/2024
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/8/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/8/20244.4 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/21/20244.4 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text12/22/20234.7 KB