Virginia legislature passes bill to make to-go cocktails permanent

Lawmakers in the Virginia legislature overwhelmingly voted to make to-go cocktails legal, as a pandemic-era order on the matter is set to expire in July.

The state House of Delegates voted 81-18 on Wednesday in favor of repealing the July 1, 2024, expiration on the “sale and delivery of mixed beverages and pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption.” The state Senate voted 40-0 in favor of a measure extending the policy, which was originally instituted via an order by then-Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) in April 2020 and has been extended multiple times.