Virginia · House Bill 1981 · 2025 Regular Session

Alcoholic beverage control; illegal advertising, exceptions, charitable sales promotion.

HB 1981 Sponsored by Dan I. Helmer Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 7, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 7, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Alcoholic beverage control; illegal advertising; exceptions; charitable sales promotion. Allows a licensed distillery, winery, or brewery to advertise in or send any advertising matter into the Commonwealth about or concerning alcoholic beverages for the purposes of a charitable sales promotion to benefit (i) a charitable or civic organization; (ii) an organization exempt from taxation under ? 501(c)(3) of the…

Read the full title (102 words)

Alcoholic beverage control; illegal advertising; exceptions; charitable sales promotion. Allows a licensed distillery, winery, or brewery to advertise in or send any advertising matter into the Commonwealth about or concerning alcoholic beverages for the purposes of a charitable sales promotion to benefit (i) a charitable or civic organization; (ii) an organization exempt from taxation under ? 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or (iii) any public or private elementary or secondary school or institution of higher education, regardless of whether such charitable sales promotion advertises that a percentage of each sale or per product sold will benefit such organization, school, or institution.

Every action

6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. House of DelegatesPrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104247D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on General Laws · House of Delegates General Laws
  3. House of DelegatesFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1981)
  4. CommitteeAssigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming · House of Delegates General Laws: Subcommittee 3
  5. CommitteePlaced on General Laws Agenda · House of Delegates General Laws
  6. CommitteeLeft in General Laws · House of Delegates General Laws

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Virginia's official records (lis.blob.core.windows.net), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.