2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB811: Alcoholic beverage control; delivery of mixed beverages.

Legislative Summary

Alcoholic beverage control; delivery of mixed beverages; repeal. Clarifies that under current law, mixed beverage restaurant and limited mixed beverage restaurant licensees may sell for off-premises consumption or deliver up to two mixed beverages per meal served, but shall in no event sell for off-premises consumption or deliver more than four mixed beverages at any one time. The bill also provides clarification as to where delivery of such mixed beverages may be made. The bill maintains alcoholic beverage control third-party delivery licenses by eliminating the repeal of such licenses that is set to go into effect July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 2058.

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Bill History

12/30/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101310D
Senate
12/30/2024
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Senate
1/15/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB811)
Senate
1/17/2025
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/20/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/20/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/20/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/21/2025
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
1/22/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/4/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106772D-H1
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
General Laws Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/7/2025
Passed House with substitute (86-Y 7-N)
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N)
Senate
2/11/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB811)
Senate
2/13/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/13/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB811ER)
Senate
2/13/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB811)
Senate
2/16/2025
Signed by President
Senate
2/20/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
Senate
2/20/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 240 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0240)

Roll Call Votes

House substitute agreed to by Senate
2/11/2025
37
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House with substitute (86-Y 7-N)
2/7/2025
86
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
2/4/2025
19
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
1/20/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Rouse
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/202523.3 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/13/202523.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/4/202524.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/4/202524.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/30/20241.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/14/2025100.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/11/202597.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/15/202598.2 KB