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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Retail establishments and restaurants; posting of signs relating to firearms policy. [HB-2266]
Retail establishments and restaurants; posting of signs relating to firearms policy. Provides that if a retail establishment or restaurant has a policy that permits the carrying of firearms onto the premises, the proprietor or other person in charge of the retail establishment or restaurant must post in an appropriate place, in a clear, conspicuous, and sufficient manner, a "Firearms Permitted" sign. The bill imposes a civil penalty of not more than $25 for failure to post such signs, to be paid into the Literary Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
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Alcoholic beverage control; food sale requirements. [SB-1161]
Alcoholic beverage control; food sale requirements. Provides that a business may be considered a restaurant for purposes of mixed beverage licenses if it regularly sells foods, rather than meals, prepared on the premises. The bill also clarifies that in calculating the denominator of the food-beverage ratio, mixed beverage restaurant licensees, mixed beverage caterer's licensees, mixed beverage limited caterer's licensees, and limited mixed beverage restaurant licensees shall include the gross receipts from the sale of nonalcoholic beverages.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Rehabilitation And Social Services (13-y 0-n) on 01/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Alcoholic beverage control; new license for certain commercial lifestyle centers. [HB-1987]
Alcoholic beverage control; new license for certain commercial lifestyle centers. Defines "commercial lifestyle center" and creates a new nonretail license for commercial lifestyle centers. The bill sets out the privileges of the license and imposes a $300 annual state tax and a $60 annual local tax on the license. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to SB 1391.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Greason
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0157) on 02/23/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Firearms; carrying in public while intoxicated, etc., penalty. [HB-1700]
Firearms; alcohol; penalties. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person who is intoxicated or under the influence of illegal drugs to carry a loaded firearm on or about his person in a public place and that a person found guilty is ineligible to apply for a concealed handgun permit for a period of five years. Current law provides that such prohibition applies only to persons permitted to carry a concealed handgun. The bill also creates a Class 2 misdemeanor for a person who carries a loaded firearm on or about his person onto the premises
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Marshall
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Transient occupancy tax; state parks. [HB-1681]
Transient occupancy tax; state parks. Permits localities to impose transient occupancy taxes on transient room rentals and travel campgrounds in state parks.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bloxom
Left In Finance on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Mobile food units; licenses. [HB-1625]
Mobile food units; licenses. Directs the Department of Health to issue a license in the form of a sticker to a restaurant that is a mobile food unit that meets the requirements for licensure and requires the licensee to prominently display the license on the mobile food unit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Roxann Robinson
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0281) on 03/03/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Transient occupancy tax; Goochland, Powhatan, and Warren Counties authorized to impose. [HB-1415]
Transient occupancy tax; Goochland, Powhatan, Transient occupancy tax; Goochland, Powhatan, and Warren Counties. Adds the Counties of Goochland, Powhatan, and Warren to the list of counties authorized to impose a transient occupancy tax at a rate not to exceed five percent, provided that any excess over two percent is designated and spent solely for tourism purposes. Under current law, all counties are authorized to impose such tax at a rate not to exceed two percent, and specified counties may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed five percent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Ware
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0023) on 02/17/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Alcoholic beverage control; food-beverage ratio. [SB-489]
Alcoholic beverage control; food-beverage ratio. Provides that a mixed beverage restaurant licensee meets the required food-beverage ratio if its gross receipts from the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages amount to at least (i) $5,000 per month or (ii) 25 percent of the gross receipts from the sale of mixed beverages and food. The bill also provides that mixed beverage caterer and limited mixed beverage caterer licensees meet the required food-beverage ratio if their gross receipts from the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages amount to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Left In Rehabilitation And Social Services on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Mixed beverage restaurant licensees; food-to-beverage ratio. [SB-488]
Pilot project for mixed beverage licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; alternative calculation for the 45 percent food-to-beverage ratio based on price paid by the licensee. Creates a two-year pilot project that directs participating mixed beverage restaurant licensees to calculate the required food-to-beverage ratio (i) on the basis of the price such licensee paid for the food, nonalcoholic beverages, and mixed beverages sold and (ii) on the basis of the price such licensee sold such food, nonalcoholic beverages, and mixed beverages
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Left In General Laws on 12/01/2016