SB 889 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing; percentage retained for distribution.

Summary

Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing; percentage retained for distribution. Provides that with respect to all authorized historical horse racing terminals, of the amount that a horse racing licensee retains from wagering on historical horse racing pools and in addition to the current distribution required under law, 0.025 percent shall be provided to the Shenandoah County Fair Association.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Last action Jan 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → General Laws and Technology Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an 'Introduced' version to a 'Senate Substitute' version, with significant changes in document structure and line numbering. The substantive policy content regarding pari-mutuel wagering percentages, tax distributions, and fund allocations appears unchanged in the visible portions of the text.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the changes are primarily related to document formatting and versioning.

TECHNICAL

Document header changed from 'Introduced' to 'Senate Substitute' with updated bill number (25105530D vs 25103220D) and committee referral information.

Line numbering and formatting were reorganized with new page markers and spacing adjustments in the substitute version.

Added Senate Committee attribution and patron information specific to the substitute version.

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Committee

Jan 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Committee

Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming

upper

Jan 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor