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An Act to allow the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to issue an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license to certain persons operating food concessions at any performing arts facility in the City of Richmond.

[H 1045]

Approved April 6, 2026

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the Board of Directors (the Board) of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority may issue an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license, pursuant to § 4.1-206.3 of the Code of Virginia, 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 provisions of this act shall expire on January 1, 2027.