Virginia Senate Bill 971 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 22 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1277)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Illegal gambling; skill games; exception. Includes the playing or offering for play of any skill game in the definition of "illegal gambling." The bill also includes skill games within the definition of "gambling devices." The bill defines a "skill game" as an electronic, computerized, or mechanical contrivance, terminal, machine, or other device that requires the insertion of a coin, currency, ticket, token, or similar object to operate, activate, or play a game, the outcome of which is determined by any element of skill of the player and that may deliver or entitle the person playing or operating the device to receive cash; cash equivalents, gift cards, vouchers, billets, tickets, tokens, or electronic credits to be exchanged for cash; merchandise; or anything of value whether the payoff is made automatically from the device or manually. The bill exempts family entertainment centers from the prohibition against the playing or offering of any skill game, provided the prize won or distributed to a player by the skill games offered by such centers is a noncash, merchandise prize or a voucher, billet, ticket, token, or electronic credit redeemable only for a noncash, merchandise prize that also meets certain other requirements.

Illegal gambling; definitions, skill games.

Sen. Janet Howell [D]

Sen. Thomas Norment [R]

2020-04-22 - House - House: VOTE: (76-Y 16-N) (Y: 76 N: 16 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-04-22 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (32-Y 8-N) (Y: 32 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-04-22 - Senate - Senate: Amendments specific and severable (36-Y 4-N) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N) (Y: 27 N: 12 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 11-N) (Y: 28 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 16-N 2-A) (Y: 78 N: 16 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - Senate - Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N) (Y: 1 N: 38 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (63-Y 29-N 1-A) (Y: 63 N: 29 NV: 7 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (17-Y 4-N) (Y: 17 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N) (Y: 31 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 2-N) (Y: 14 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1277)
2020-04-22	House	Enacted, Chapter 1277 (effective - see bill)
2020-04-22	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22	Senate	Reenrolled bill text (SB971ER2)
2020-04-22	Senate	Reenrolled
2020-04-22		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22	House	VOTE: (76-Y 16-N)
2020-04-22	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (76-Y 16-N)
2020-04-22	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (32-Y 8-N)
2020-04-22	Senate	Amendments specific and severable (36-Y 4-N)
2020-04-11	Senate	Governor's substitute printed 20110199D-S3
2020-04-11	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-18	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB971ER)
2020-03-08	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N)
2020-03-08	Senate	Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2020-03-08	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 11-N)
2020-03-07	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 16-N 2-A)
2020-03-05	House	Conference report agreed to by House (78-Y 16-N 2-A)
2020-03-05		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-02-27	House	Delegates: Bulova, Carr, Knight
2020-02-27	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-02-26	Senate	Senators: Howell, McPike, Norment
2020-02-26	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-02-26	Senate	Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26	House	House requested conference committee
2020-02-26	House	House insisted on amendments
2020-02-26	Senate	House amendments rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N)
2020-02-25	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-21	House	VOTE: Passage (63-Y 29-N 1-A)
2020-02-21	House	Passed House with amendments (63-Y 29-N 1-A)
2020-02-21	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2020-02-21	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-02-21	House	Read third time
2020-02-20	House	Read second time
2020-02-18	House	Reported from General Laws with amendments (17-Y 4-N)
2020-02-14	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2020-02-14	House	Read first time
2020-02-14	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-11	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
2020-02-10	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB971S1
2020-02-10	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20106113D-S1
2020-02-10	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-10	Senate	Substitute by Senator Ruff withdrawn 20107973D-S2
2020-02-10	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-07	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-07	Senate	Floor substitute printed 20107973D-S2 (Ruff)
2020-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 2-N)
2020-01-29	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-01-29	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20106113D-S1
2020-01-29	Senate	Incorporates SB909 (Norment)
2020-01-29	Senate	Incorporates SB908 (Norment)
2020-01-29	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 1-N)
2020-01-21	Senate	Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
2020-01-15	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-01-15	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 20105453D

SB908 (Similar To) 2020-01-29 - Incorporated by General Laws and Technology
SB909 (Similar To) 2020-01-29 - Incorporated by General Laws and Technology
HB881 (Same As) 2020-04-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1217)

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	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

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