HB1994
Alcoholic beverage control; requirements for restaurant retail licensees.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Alcoholic beverage control; requirements for restaurant retail licensees; provision of free potable water.
Requires restaurants granted a retail license to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to provide free potable water to customers who have placed an order upon request.-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100061D
- 01/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1994)
- 01/17/2025 - House: Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
- 01/17/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/21/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
- 01/22/2025 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/23/2025 - House: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 6-N)
- 01/27/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/28/2025 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/29/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25106648D-S1
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute agreed to
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1994)
- 02/14/2025 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (59-Y 35-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/19/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1994ER)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1994)
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
