VA SB540 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Illegal gambling; exemptions. Exempts from the provisions of Code prohibiting illegal gambling the placement or operation of or communication to and from data center equipment in the Commonwealth associated with the hosting of lottery games duly authorized by another state or jurisdiction and regulated and operated consistent with and exclusively for the benefit of such state or jurisdiction, provided that wagering on such games is legally authorized in such other state or jurisdiction and the individuals wagering on such games are required by the laws or regulations of such other state or jurisdiction to be physically located within the geographic bounds of such other state or jurisdiction at the time the wager is initiated or placed.

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Title

Illegal gambling; exemptions.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (92-Y 5-N) (Y: 92 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - House - House: Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 19 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358)
2024-04-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 358 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-01SenateSigned by President
2024-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-02-27SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB540ER)
2024-02-27SenateEnrolled
2024-02-22HouseVOTE: Passage (92-Y 5-N)
2024-02-22HousePassed House (92-Y 5-N)
2024-02-22HouseRead third time
2024-02-21HouseRead second time
2024-02-19HouseReported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (19-Y 3-N)
2024-02-14HouseReferred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
2024-02-14HouseRead first time
2024-02-14HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-02-08SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08SenatePrinted as engrossed 24102988D-E
2024-02-08SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB540E
2024-02-08SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2024-02-08SenateReading of amendment waived
2024-02-08SenateRead second time
2024-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-02-06SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2024-01-24SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-01-24SenateReported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2024-01-17SenateAssigned GL&T sub: Gaming
2024-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2024-01-10SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102988D

Same As/Similar To

HB991 (Similar To) 2024-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0311)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182334.3(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB540
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB540+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB540E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB540ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0358+hil
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106893A.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB540AS
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB540F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB540FE122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB540FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S12V0021+SB0540
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0106+SB0540
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0274SB0540+SB0540
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0283SB0540+SB0540
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0285SB0540+SB0540
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H21V0029+SB0540
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1084+SB0540

Bill Comments

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