HB980
Alcoholic beverage control; voluntary no-buy program court-ordered inclusion on list of excluded persons.
Summary
As Introduced. Alcoholic beverage control; voluntary no-buy program; court-ordered inclusion on list of excluded persons.
Requires the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to establish and implement a voluntary no-buy program which allows a person to agree to refrain from purchasing any alcoholic beverage for a chosen period of two years, five years, or a lifetime. The bill provides that the ... (More) name of a person participating in the program shall be included on a list of excluded persons and that the personal information of the participants shall be confidential, with dissemination by the Board limited to persons authorized to sell alcoholic beverages, law-enforcement officers acting in the performance of their official duties, and any other parties the Board deems necessary for purposes of enforcement. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104195D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB980)
- 02/07/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106375D-H1
- 02/10/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB980)
- 02/18/2026 - House: Left in Committee Appropriations
