HB 195 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Gaming in the Commonwealth; prohibition on use of term 'casino' by non-casino gaming operators.

Summary

Gaming in the Commonwealth; prohibition on useof term "casino" by non-casino gaming operators; civil penalties.Prohibits any applicant for licensure or permit or any personlicensed or permitted to conduct charitable gaming, horse racing,or sports betting in the Commonwealth from using the term "casino"in its entity name, in any advertisement in association with itsproduct or service, or in any manner prohibited by regulation. Thebill provides for a civil penalty of up to $50,000 for each violation.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 3, 2024 Last action Feb 21, 2024

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2024

How they voted

82–14

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 98

Feb 8, 2024

D Democratic49

49 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican49

33 Yea 14 Nay 2

67% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 21, 2024

Committee

Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (7-Y 7-N 1-A)

upper

Feb 9, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Feb 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

VOTE: Passage (84-Y 14-N)

lower

Feb 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (84-Y 14-N)

lower

Feb 2, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 4-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2024

Committee

Assigned Courts sub: Civil

lower

Jan 25, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Committee

Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 16, 2024

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 15, 2024

Committee

Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming

lower

Jan 3, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors