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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1981: Alcoholic beverage control; illegal advertising, exceptions, charitable sales promotion.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1981 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Alcoholic beverage control; illegal advertising, exceptions, charitable sales promotion. Primary sponsor: Dan Helmer (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Left in General Laws.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Alcoholic beverage control; illegal advertising; exceptions; charitable sales promotion. Allows a licensed distillery, winery, or brewery to advertise in or send any advertising matter into the Commonwealth about or concerning alcoholic beverages for the purposes of a charitable sales promotion to benefit (i) a charitable or civic organization, (ii) an organization exempt from taxation under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (iii) any public or private elementary or secondary school or institution of higher education, regardless of whether such charitable sales promotion advertises that a percentage of each sale or per product sold will benefit such organization, school, or institution.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dan HelmerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in General Laws
  2. Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1981)
  4. Referred to Committee on General Laws
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104247D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source