# Virginia HB1655: Alcoholic beverage control; limitation on manufacturers, etc., restrictions on employment.

Virginia HB1655, Alcoholic beverage control; limitation on manufacturers, etc., restrictions on employment., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dan I. Helmer (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Left in General Laws) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1655
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Alcoholic beverage control; limitation on manufacturers, etc., restrictions on employment.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Left in General Laws
- Sponsor: Dan I. Helmer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: ABC/Gaming
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Alcoholic beverage control; limitation on manufacturers, bottlers, and wholesalers; restrictions on employment; exemptions. Allows a manufacturer, bottler, or wholesaler to employ any person employed by a retail licensee and a retail licensee to employ any person employed by a manufacturer, bottler, or wholesaler, provided that (i) no person employed by a manufacturer is employed as a designated manager of a retail licensee or similar position in a retail licensee establishment and (ii) no retail licensee is required by agreement or otherwise to exclude from sale at his establishment alcoholic beverages of other manufacturers, bottlers, or wholesalers.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dan I. Helmer (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-04: Left in General Laws (House)
- 2025-01-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1655) (House)
- 2025-01-13: Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming (House)
- 2025-01-03: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2025-01-03: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101966D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012523.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012522.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012523.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1012522.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1655-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).