# Virginia HB1045: Va. Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license. Virginia HB1045, Va. Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Betsy B. Carr (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0255)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1045-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1045 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Va. Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0255) - Sponsor: Betsy B. Carr (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (410 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license. Allows the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to issue an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license to persons operating food concessions at any performing arts facility located in the City of Richmond, provided that the performing arts facility (i) is occupied under a bona fide long-term lease or concession agreement, the original term of which was more than five years; (ii) has a capacity in excess of 400 patrons; (iii) has either been rehabilitated in accordance with historic preservation standards or has been in continuous operation for a period of at least 10 years at the same location and is located in the TOD-1 transit-oriented nodal district; and (iv) has monthly gross receipts from the sale of food cooked, or prepared, and consumed on the premises and nonalcoholic beverages served on the premises that meet or exceed the monthly minimum established by Board regulations for mixed beverage restaurants. The bill has an expiration date of January 1, 2027. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Richmond arts concessions can get drink license: benefit, low. The Virginia ABC Board now issues an annual mixed-beverage license to food concessions in performing arts facilities in Richmond. The facility must be under a bona fide long-term lease or concession with an original term over five years and hold more than 400 patrons. It must either be rehabilitate… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Betsy B. Carr (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | House | Senate amendment agreed to by House | pass | 94 | 1 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 1 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0255) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 255 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1045) (House) - 2026-03-03: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1045ER) (House) - 2026-03-03: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-03: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-26: Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-24: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 1-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-04: Passed House Block Vote (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-04: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House) - 2026-02-03: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-02: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-29: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-27: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1045) (House) - 2026-01-26: Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming (House) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104896D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217467.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217466.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184760.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184759.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179092.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171854.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087237.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087235.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217467.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217466.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184760.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184759.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179092.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171854.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087237.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087235.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1045-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).