SB 344 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Charitable gaming; clarifies definition of 'social organization.'

Summary
Charitable gaming. Amends charitable gaming law to allow, as a condition of receiving a charitable gaming permit or authorization to conduct electronic gaming, certain organizations to use a predetermined percentage of its receipts for expenses related to the rental of real property where such real property is involved in the operation of the organization and used for lawful religious, charitable, community, or educational purposes. The bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services from promulgating electronic gaming regulations that prohibit (i) devices that display spinning, rotating, or rolling reels or animations or flashing lights; (ii) devices that accept vouchers; or (iii) the purchase and play of an electronic pull tab with a single press or touch of a button. The bill also requires qualified organizations and electronic gaming manufacturers to pay one-quarter of one percent of its gross receipts or adjusted gross receipts, as appropriate, to be deposited by the Department into the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund and prohibits any qualified social organization that is subject to Department regulations from conducting electronic gaming in a separately demised premises that has a direct or indirect means of ingress to or egress from any adjacent space unless such space is used exclusively by members or guests of such qualified organization.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2024

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 8, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
54
Key actions
7
Committee
13
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 504 (effective 7/1/24)
Mar 7, 2024
Senate · Passed
Signed by President
Mar 6, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Signed by Speaker
Mar 6, 2024
Senate · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB344ER)
Mar 1, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Mar 1, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 4-N)
Mar 1, 2024
Legislature · Reported by committee
Amended by conference committee
Feb 23, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
House requested conference committee
Feb 20, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
VOTE: Passage (95-Y 1-N)
Feb 20, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed House with substitute (95-Y 1-N)
Feb 15, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Feb 14, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Feb 8, 2024
Senate · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Feb 6, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Feb 6, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Jan 24, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Jan 24, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Jan 24, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Jan 17, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
Jan 9, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
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