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Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; permitting of retail tobacco product retailers; purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products; penalties; report. Transitions and provides a more comprehensive structure for the current licensing and enforcement responsibilities related to liquid nicotine and retail tobacco products from the Department of Taxation to a permitting system administered by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority. The bill requires the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage and Control Authority to conduct an unannounced buyer operation at least once every 24 months to verify a permittee, defined in the bill, is not selling retail tobacco products to persons under 21 years of age.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 2 co
Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N 0-A)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N 0-A)
Conference Report released
Conferees appointed by House
House Conferees: Hope, Carroll, Fowler
Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate Conferees: VanValkenburg, Salim, Reeves
Conferees appointed by Senate
House insisted on substitute
House requested conference committee
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
Read third time
Passed House with substitute (95-Y 3-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 1-N)
Committee substitute printed 26108777D-H1
Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)
House committee offered
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB620)
Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute rejected
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read second time
Passed by for the day
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107711D-S2
Committee substitute printed 26107367D-S1
Senate committee offered
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB620)
Senate committee offered
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103534D
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 3-N 0-A)
Adam P. Ebbin
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Patrick A. Hope