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Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB1813

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Legislation Overview

Title: Alcoholic beverage control; possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by interdicted persons.

Description: Alcoholic beverage control; interdiction; possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by interdicted persons; repeal. Repeals provisions allowing for a court to enter an order of interdiction prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to any person who has (i) been convicted of driving any automobile, truck, motorcycle, engine, or train while intoxicated; (ii) shown himself to be a habitual drunkard; (iii) been found guilty of the illegal manufacture, possession, transportation, or sale of alcoholic beverages; or (iv) been found guilty of maintaining a common nuisance. The bill also repeals provisions making it a Class 1 misdemeanor for (a) any person to sell alcoholic beverages to any individual when at the time of such sale he knows or has reason to believe that the individual to whom the sale is made is interdicted, (b) any person to purchase alcoholic beverages for another person when at the time of such purchase he knows or has reason to believe that the person for whom the alcoholic beverage is purchased is interdicted, or (c) any person who has been interdicted to possess any alcoholic beverages or be drunk in public. The bill contains technical amendments.

Session: 2019 Regular Session

Last Action: Left in Courts of Justice

Last Action Date: February 5, 2019

Sponsors

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9 sponsors: Jennifer Foy (D); Dawn Adams (D); Patrick Hope (D); Kaye Kory (D); Joesph Lindsey (D); Delores McQuinn (D); Michael Mullin (D); Sam Rasoul (D); Marcus Simon (D);

Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 9% (9 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 5, 2019 Left in Courts of Justice
House Jan 30, 2019 Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
House Jan 29, 2019 Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
House Dec 30, 2018 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101180D
House Dec 30, 2018 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Prefiled Dec 30, 2018 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
01/30/2019 5 3 0 0 Yes
  • Adams, Les (R) Yea
  • Bell, Robert (R) Yea
  • Collins, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Gilbert, C. Todd (R) Yea
  • Herring, Charniele (D) Nay
  • Mullin, Michael (D) Nay
  • Ransone, Margaret (R) Yea
  • Watts, Vivian (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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