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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 1343

Alcoholic beverage control; banquet license, municipality or nonprofit organization.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

Alcoholic beverage control; banquet license; municipality or nonprofit organization. Allows a manufacturer, bottler, broker, importer, or wholesaler to sponsor or provide support, including equipment, staff, financial, and other support, for a special event for which a municipality or nonprofit organization has been issued a banquet license when such special event is to be held on the grounds of a museum or a government-registered national, state, or local historic site at which the municipality or nonprofit organization is licensed to operate a gift shop, provided that any retail license issued to the premises has been deactivated by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority for the duration of such special event. The bill limits such municipalities or nonprofit organizations to no more than eight banquet licenses for such special events per year. This bill is identical to SB 532.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 24, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 23, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 20, 2026
Senate		Reported from Rehabilitation and Social ServicespassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 11, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 11, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 5, 2026
House		Reported from General LawspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 3, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reportingpassSet your home in Virginia to see

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