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Legislation to allow the sale of high-proof grain alcohol in Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control stores passed the House of Delegates on Wednesday after protections were added to ease concerns that the availability of Everclear could intensify drinking-related problems on college campuses.

The bill passed the Republican-controlled chamber on a bipartisan, 83-14 vote.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed similar legislation last year due to opposition from higher education administrators. Luxco, the St. Louis-based manufacturer of 151- and 190-proof Everclear, has pushed for the bill, which would eliminate the state’s ban on unflavored alcohol above 101 proof.

The bill’s patron, Del. Barry D. Knight, R-Virginia Beach, said in an interview last week that he added an expiration date of 2022 to convince skeptics that the step can be undone if problems arise.

The Virginia College Alcohol Leadership Council opposed the bill last year, but Knight said the group’s concerns were addressed at a meeting in September with the statewide council and McAuliffe Cabinet officials.

ABC officials would have the power to choose which stores would sell neutral grain alcohol, giving the agency leeway to keep potent liquor away from college towns.