SB 1126 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.

Summary

Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board (the Board). Casino gaming shall be limited to certain cities that meet the criteria that is outlined in the bill, and a referendum must be passed in the city on the question of allowing casino gaming in the city. The bill requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) conduct a review of casino gaming laws of other states and report its findings to Chairmen of the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology and the House Committee on General Laws on or before December 1, 2019. The bill contains enactment clauses that prohibit (i) any referendum from being held prior to the publication of the JLARC findings and recommendations regarding casino gaming or after January 1, 2021, and (ii) the Board from issuing a license to operate a gaming operation before July 1, 2020. The bill also provides that amendments to the Code of Virginia that are made in the bill will not become effective unless reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly.

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2018

Committee Review

Feb 2019

Senate Passage

Jan 2019

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2019

Governor

Introduced Dec 28, 2018 Last action Mar 7, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2019

How they voted

34–0

Passed

Total votes 34

Jan 31, 2019

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 23, 2019

Lower · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N)

lower

Feb 23, 2019

Lower · Passed

Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House

lower

Feb 23, 2019

Lower · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 27-N)

lower

Feb 23, 2019

Legislature · Passed

Amended by conference committee

legislature

Feb 13, 2019

Lower · Passed

House requested conference committee

lower

Feb 13, 2019

Lower · Passed

Passed House with substitute (67-Y 31-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2019

Lower · Passed

Passed House with substitute (80-Y 17-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2019

Lower · Passed

Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1126H1

lower

Feb 13, 2019

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 19106846D-H1

lower

Feb 6, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

lower

Feb 1, 2019

Upper · Passed

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1126ES2

upper

Feb 1, 2019

Upper · Passed

Amendment by Senator Norment agreed to

upper

Feb 1, 2019

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Feb 1, 2019

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute agreed to 19105946D-S2

upper

Jan 31, 2019

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (34-0)

senate

Jan 21, 2019

Committee

Rereferred to Finance

upper

Dec 28, 2018

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Dec 28, 2018

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103689D

upper

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors