Aside from the age to purchase or possess tobacco products, including vape products, which increased from 18 to 21 years old, here's some others:

On July 1, 2019 hundreds of new laws passed by the Virginia General Assembly will go into effect across the state.

Unpaid Court Fees No Longer Result in Suspended License

On July 1st, 2019, driver’s who are unable to pay their court fees will no longer have their licenses suspended. In addition, the budget amendment reinstates driving privileges for the more than 627,000 Virginians who currently have their licenses suspended because of unpaid court fees.
Children Must Remain in Rear-Facing Car Seats Until Age 2

Children in Virginia must remain in rear-facing car seats until the age of 2 or the minimum weight limit called for by the car seat manufacturer. If your car does not have a back seat, the child may sit in the front passenger seat but only when the passenger seat airbag is deactivated. The law does not apply to taxis, school buses, or limousines. The fine for a first offense is $50.
Fines for Holding a Cell Phone in A Work Zone

Holding a cell phone while driving in a Virginia road work zone will now be against the law. Violators will face a $250 fine.
Failure to Move for Emergency Vehicles = Reckless Driving

Failing to move over or slow down for police, fire, EMS and similar vehicles stopped with flashing lights will now be reckless driving, similar to speeding over 80 mph. Penalties for reckless driving in Virginia include up to a year in jail or a fine up to $2,500.

Other laws include:

Happy Hour (HB 2073 and SB 1726)

This law allows retail on-premise ABC licensees to advertise both the alcoholic beverages featured during a happy hour and the beverage prices. Creative marketing techniques are permitted in advertisements as long as it does not promote over-consumption or underage drinking.

Distiller Commission and Sunday ABC Store Hours (HB 1770 and SB 1668)

This law provides a 20% commission on the retail price of spirits sold by licensed distillers operating a distillery store according to an agreement with Virginia ABC. In addition, the law permits certain ABC stores to open at 10 a.m. on Sundays, which is two hours earlier than the previously authorized opening time.

Mixed Beverage Referendum (HB 2634 and SB 1110)

Effective July 2020, this law permits Virginia ABC to sell alcoholic beverages and restaurants to sell mixed beverages in all counties, cities, towns and supervisors’ districts, unless qualified voters in those jurisdictions petition the circuit court to prohibit ABC and restaurants from selling those beverages in their jurisdiction.

Once prohibited, the voters can take action to rescind these prohibitions. This law includes several enactment clauses: jurisdiction prohibition decisions determined by July 2019 become effective July 2020, previous referenda taken prior to July 1, 2019 will be effective for five years after the date of the referenda, and previous establishments exempt from local mixed beverage referenda will continue licensure.

Other legislation important to Virginia ABC and its stakeholders:

Sale of Nicotine Products to Persons Under 21 Prohibited (SB 1727)

This law changes the age requirement for the purchase of tobacco, nicotine vapor and alternative nicotine products from 18 to 21 years old. Active duty military aged 18 or older are permitted to purchase nicotine products with a valid military ID.

Human Trafficking (HB 1887)

This law requires Virginia ABC to post a Virginia Department of Labor and Industry approved sign in every store in English and Spanish about the existence of a human trafficking hotline for use by witnesses or victims of human trafficking to report crimes or gain assistance.

Low Alcohol Beverages (HB 1960)

This law allows licensed distillers within the commonwealth or distillers located outside of the commonwealth to produce low alcohol beverage coolers, which typically consist of spirits mixed with non-alcoholic beverages such as flavorings, fruit juices or water. Low alcohol beverage coolers contain 0.5% or more of alcohol by volume, but no more than 7.5% alcohol by volume. ABC may also sell these beverages.

Record Retention Policies for Delivery Permittees (HB 2367)

This law imposes new record retention policies for delivery permittees and allows them to use independent contractors for the completion of deliveries. In addition, the law permits Virginia ABC to suspend the purchase privilege of a mixed beverage licensee for failure to submit records and documents needed to verify its compliance with applicable minimum food sale requirements within 30 days of their due date.

Distillery Store Monthly Revenue Transfers and Case Fees (SB 1709)

Distillery store operators currently have the option to limit their monthly revenue transfers to solely applicable taxes and markups. Notwithstanding the July 2020 effective date in the legislation, distillers may choose this new program immediately. This law also prohibits Virginia ABC from imposing any case fee on products moved on the distiller’s premises by its own employees.

Additional Measures Impacting Alcohol Licenses

HB 1657: This law creates a new mixed beverage performing arts facility license allowing the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages at a multipurpose theater in the Town of Bridgewater’s historic district. The facility must be owned by a governmental entity and have a total capacity in excess of 100 patrons.

HB 1905: This law provides four more exceptions to a list of properties in § 4.1-126 for which a required local referendum on mixed beverages does not apply.

SB 1171: This law creates a local special events license that allows a locality, business improvement district or nonprofit organization to permit consumption of alcoholic beverages within an area designated by Virginia ABC for a special event. The alcoholic beverages must be purchased from a permanent, on-premise licensee located in the designated area and beverages must be served in disposable containers clearly marked with the licensee’s name or logo. Local special events may only be held 12 times per year. With approval, alcoholic beverages may be taken into other businesses.

SB 1420: This law creates two new licenses:

Co-working establishment license – A co-working establishment is a facility that has at least 100 members to whom it offers shared office space and related amenities. The new license authorizes the licensee to permit members and up to two guests to consume lawfully acquired wine and beer from 4-8 p.m. on the premises as long as an employee of the licensee is present. The licensee can provide up to two glasses of wine or two 12- ounce glasses of beer to any member and up to two guests. The licensee cannot charge a fee for the
consumption of the wine or beer.

Bespoke clothier establishment license – A bespoke clothier establishment is a person who maintains a membership that involves monthly, quarterly or annual dues of not less than $25 and provides clothes to that member later based on measurements. This new license permits the licensee to provide up to two glasses of wine or two 12-ounce glasses of beer to any member. The licensee cannot charge a fee for the consumption of the wine or beer.

I was hoping they would outlaw diarrhea.

>Human Trafficking (HB 1887)
>
>This law requires Virginia ABC to post a Virginia Department of Labor and Industry approved sign in every >store in English and Spanish about the existence of a human trafficking hotline for use by witnesses or >victims of human trafficking to report crimes or gain assistance.



So, then ...I can get assistance in my trafficking exploits???

>Failing to move over or slow down for police, fire, EMS and similar vehicles stopped with flashing lights will now be reckless driving, similar to speeding over 80 mph. Penalties for reckless driving in Virginia include up to a year in jail or a fine up to $2,500.

That's a lousy law that going to kill people if they start charging people on the interstates . If your on the Beltway 66 395 or 95 you just cant pull over when your boxed in and stopping in 65 mph traffic will get people killed , also at interstate speeds you come over a rise and there's the cop with no time to merge over either. The same on many other roads such as the 2 lanes with 55mph speed coming around a curve and people coming at you in the other lane

Right now I have not seen enforcement on interstates of this If its blatant speed and the roads clear where they could pull left or right I can understand the ticket or if the blow thru a wreck scene or wrecker helping someone broken down at speed when there clear sight of the situation and no one in the other lane

As people get tickets they will panic when these situations come up and that's going to kill others, wit until some one pulls a hard left into a tractor trailer in the center lane on the interstates and the pile up kills 8 Northam and the Gen assembly will have their asses handed to them if they don't get rid of it

>On July 1st, 2019, driver’s who are unable to pay their court fees will no longer have their licenses suspended. In addition, the budget amendment reinstates driving privileges for the more than 627,000 Virginians who currently have their licenses suspended because of unpaid court fees.

Skid row drivers now can get back into the kill zone. The same people are the major ones who cause all the wrecks

J Fairfax, double rapist Wrote:
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> I was hoping they would outlaw diarrhea.


They won’t outlaw diarrhea until Tippys Taco closes.

After a surprisingly busy day at the Fairfax courthouse, I stopped into Tippy's for a quick bite. My stomach was making all kinds of noise when I ordered a 3 burrito platter. When I took my first bite, I looked down and thought I'd spilled some mole sauce. It looked like mole sauce but it was actually a big puddle of diarrhea that had seeped out of my leaky asshole onto the floor of Tippy's Taco House. I ate my meal and went back to the courthouse. I smelled like shit.

Who votes solid Democrat because they wont change tort law for medical professions to lower health care costs

One way or another the smell is still there

A similar thing happened to me on a break at court, I stopped into Red, Hot, and Blue. They should rename it Red, Hot, and Diarrhea, because that’s exactly what I got. Also, I think the Sherriff’s deputies should have to clean up liquid poo from the court’s floor, instead of making me do it.

Wait Under They Start Charging Wrote:
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> >Failing to move over or slow down for police,
> fire, EMS and similar vehicles stopped with
> flashing lights will now be reckless driving,
> similar to speeding over 80 mph. Penalties for
> reckless driving in Virginia include up to a year
> in jail or a fine up to $2,500.
>
> That's a lousy law that going to kill people if
> they start charging people on the interstates . If
> your on the Beltway 66 395 or 95 you just cant
> pull over when your boxed in and stopping in 65
> mph traffic will get people killed , also at
> interstate speeds you come over a rise and there's
> the cop with no time to merge over either. The
> same on many other roads such as the 2 lanes with
> 55mph speed coming around a curve and people
> coming at you in the other lane

I actually got ticketed for that a few years back, cop had someone pulled over on 66 in the far right lane, I was in the right lane and there was a tractor trailer to the left of me and I had no way of merging over without causing an accident or slamming on my brakes and causing a 10 car pileup. Cop ran back to his car and pulled me over and when I explained that I had no way to change lanes without causing an accident he pretty much told me to go pound sand.

If so what did the judge do about it