Virginia Senate Bill 960 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-05 - Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Virginia Lottery Board; regulation of the manufacturing, distributing, operating, hosting, and playing of dominant skill video games; penalties. Authorizes the manufacture, distribution, operation, hosting, and playing of dominant skill video games, defined in the bill, in the Commonwealth, to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. The bill specifies the licensing requirements for the manufacture, distribution, operation, and hosting of dominant skill video games and imposes criminal and civil penalties for violations of the law and regulations related to dominant skill video games. The bill imposes a 20 percent tax on all gross profits generated from the play of dominant skill video games and the sale of fills, defined in the bill, by distributor licensees to operator licensees and provides for how the tax proceeds are disbursed. The bill also establishes the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, administered by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, to provide counseling and other support services for compulsive and problem gamblers, develop problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and provide grants to support organizations that provide assistance to compulsive gamblers.

Va. Lottery Board; regulation of the manufacturing, distributing, etc., video games.

Sen. Frank Ruff [R]

Sen. John Bell [D]

2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-05	Senate	Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-29	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-29	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 5-N)
2020-01-21	Senate	Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
2020-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-01-14	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 20104736D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	334.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	389	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3705.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3711	(n/a)	See Bill Text
37	2	304	(n/a)	See Bill Text
37	2	314.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4000	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4002	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4006	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4007	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4012	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4027	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4030	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4056	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB960
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB960+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S12V0103+SB0960
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0188+SB0960