# Virginia SB909: Motor sports facility; advertising alcoholic beverages, liquid nicotine, & nicotine vapor products.

Virginia SB909, Motor sports facility; advertising alcoholic beverages, liquid nicotine, & nicotine vapor products., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-31 (Passed by indefinitely in Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 5-N 1-A)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB909-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB909
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Motor sports facility; advertising alcoholic beverages, liquid nicotine, & nicotine vapor products.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-05
- Last action: 2025-01-31, Passed by indefinitely in Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
- Sponsor: William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Rehabilitation and Social Services
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (9 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Advertising alcoholic beverages, liquid nicotine, and nicotine vapor products; motor sports facility. Provides an exception to the prohibition on advertising about or concerning alcoholic beverages for advertisements of any alcoholic beverage within the confines of a motor sports facility. Similarly, the bill provides that the requirement that any advertising or marketing of liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products in broadcast, cable, radio, print, and digital communications or any event marketing or sponsorships shall be made only where at least 85 percent of the audience is reasonably expected to be at least 21 years of age, as determined by reliable, up-to-date audience composition data, shall not apply to advertisements or marketing for liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products within the confines of a motor sports facility.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William M. Stanley, Jr. (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Rehabilitation and Social Services | pass | 9 | 5 | 1 |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-01-31: Passed by indefinitely in Rehabilitation and Social Services (9-Y 5-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB909) (Senate)
- 2025-01-05: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services (Senate)
- 2025-01-05: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102016D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013781.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013780.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/1013781.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013780.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-SB909-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).