HB 4 is sponsored by Joseph C. Lindsey, Don Scott, Barry D. Knight, Marshall, Daniel W., III, and Heretick, Steve E..

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Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 4 — Lottery Board; regulation and control of casino gaming, definitions.

Last action April 22, 2020 — Enacted, Chapter 1197 (effective 7/1/20)

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 18, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
5 sponsors

1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
Mixed recorded votes

14 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming. Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. The bill specifies the requirements for licensure of casino gaming operators and the conduct of casino gaming and imposes criminal and civil penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. The location of casino gaming establishments shall be limited to eligible host cities that meet specified criteria: the Cities of Portsmouth, Richmond, Norfolk, Danville, and Bristol. The bill requires each eligible host city to hold a referendum on the question of whether to allow casino gaming in the city and, with the exception of the City of Richmond, to hold such referendum at the November 2020 general election. The bill imposes a tax ranging from 18 to 30 percent of the adjusted gross receipts of licensees, based upon a licensee's annual adjusted gross receipts, and provides for disbursement of the tax revenues. The bill requires the Board to establish a voluntary exclusion program allowing individuals to voluntarily list themselves as being barred from entering a casino gaming establishment or other facility under the jurisdiction of the Board. The bill establishes the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, administered by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and the Virginia Indigenous People's Trust Fund, both of which are funded by proceeds from the casino gaming tax revenues. The bill also establishes the Regional Improvement Commission, consisting of a representative of each jurisdiction composing the transportation district in which the City of Bristol is located, to receive disbursements of gaming tax revenues and to prioritize and fund improvements in those jurisdictions. The bill requires the Virginia Racing Commission to authorize an additional 600 historical horse racing terminals each time a local referendum held by an eligible host city is approved, provided that the total number of additional machines does not exceed 2,000 statewide, and includes other provisions relating to the placement of historical horse racing terminals in the Commonwealth. The bill incorporates HB 374, HB 428, HB 560, HB 1343, and HB 1661 and is identical to SB 36.

Bill Text

Enrolled Reenrolled bill text (HB4ER2) html April 22, 2020
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1197) View text Current html April 22, 2020
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB4ER) View text html March 18, 2020
Impact statement from VCSC (HB4H2) View text html March 07, 2020
Impact statement from VCSC (HB4S1) View text html February 19, 2020
Committee Substitute Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB4EH1 html February 10, 2020

Action History

April 22, 2020
Enacted, Chapter 1197 (effective 7/1/20)
April 22, 2020
Signed by President as reenrolled
April 22, 2020
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
April 22, 2020
Reenrolled bill text (HB4ER2)
April 22, 2020
Reenrolled
April 22, 2020
Governor's recommendation adopted
April 22, 2020
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (29-Y 11-N)
April 22, 2020
VOTE: (66-Y 29-N)
April 22, 2020
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (66-Y 29-N)
April 22, 2020
Placed on Calendar
April 11, 2020
Governor's recommendation received by House
March 20, 2020
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
March 20, 2020
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
March 19, 2020
Signed by Speaker
March 19, 2020
Impact statement from DPB (HB4ER)
March 18, 2020
Signed by President
March 18, 2020
Enrolled
March 13, 2020
Impact statement from DPB (HB4H2)
March 09, 2020
Impact statement from VCSC (HB4H2)
March 08, 2020
VOTE: Adoption (60-Y 35-N)
March 08, 2020
Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N)
March 08, 2020
Passed by temporarily
March 07, 2020
Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N)
March 07, 2020
Conference substitute printed 20109737D-H2
March 07, 2020
Amended by conference committee
February 27, 2020
Conferees appointed by Senate
February 27, 2020
Conferees appointed by House
February 27, 2020
House acceded to request
February 26, 2020
Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
February 26, 2020
Senate requested conference committee
February 26, 2020
VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 91-N)
February 26, 2020
Senate substitute rejected by House 20108623D-S1 (2-Y 91-N)
February 26, 2020
Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 11-N)
February 26, 2020
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB4S1
February 26, 2020
Committee substitute agreed to 20108623D-S1
February 26, 2020
Reading of substitute waived
February 26, 2020
Read third time
February 26, 2020
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
February 25, 2020
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)
February 21, 2020
Impact statement from DPB (HB4S1)
February 21, 2020
Impact statement from VCSC (HB4S1)
February 19, 2020
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
February 19, 2020
Committee substitute printed 20108623D-S1
February 19, 2020
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 1-N)
February 19, 2020
Impact statement from DPB (HB4EH1)
February 18, 2020
Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
February 12, 2020
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
February 12, 2020
Constitutional reading dispensed
February 11, 2020
VOTE: Passage (61-Y 33-N)
February 11, 2020
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 33-N)
February 10, 2020
Printed as engrossed 20107727D-EH1
February 10, 2020
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB4EH1
February 10, 2020
Amendment by Delegate Bourne agreed to
February 10, 2020
Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
February 10, 2020
Committee on General Laws substitute agreed to 20107727D-H1
February 10, 2020
Read second time
February 10, 2020
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
February 10, 2020
Impact statement from VCSC (HB4H1)
February 09, 2020
Read first time
February 07, 2020
Reported from Appropriations with amendments (17-Y 4-N)
February 07, 2020
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
February 07, 2020
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
February 07, 2020
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
February 06, 2020
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
February 06, 2020
Incorporates HB428 (Scott)
February 06, 2020
Incorporates HB560 (Lindsey)
February 06, 2020
Incorporates HB374 (Kilgore)
February 06, 2020
Incorporates HB1661 (Carr)
February 06, 2020
Incorporates HB1343 (Bourne)
February 06, 2020
Committee substitute printed 20107727D-H1
February 06, 2020
Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 8-N)
February 04, 2020
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
February 04, 2020
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
February 04, 2020
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
February 03, 2020
Impact statement from DPB (HB4)
January 17, 2020
Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
November 18, 2019
Referred to Committee on General Laws
November 18, 2019
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101085D

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on · 98 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Barry D. Knight

Co-sponsors (4)

Joseph C. Lindsey
Don Scott Voted No
Marshall, Daniel W., III Voted No
Heretick, Steve E. Voted No

Not signed on (143)

143 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

VOTE: (66-Y 29-N)

April 22, 2020

Passed 65 Yea · 29 Nay · 5 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	65	29	0	5
Total	65	29	0	5
% of votes cast	66%	29%	0%	5%

How each member voted (99)

Member	Party	Vote
Brewer, Emily M.	—	Yea
Collins, Christopher E.	—	Yea
Lindsey, Joseph C.	—	Yea
Adams, Dawn M.	—	Yea
Adams, Les R.	—	Nay
Aird, Lashrecse D.	—	Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez	—	Yea
Askew, Alex Q.	—	Yea
Avoli, G. "John"	—	Yea
Ayala, Hala S.	—	Yea
Batten, Amanda E.	—	Nay
Bell, Robert B.	—	Nay
Betsy B. Carr	—	Not Voting
Bourne, Jeffrey M.	—	Yea
Bulova, David L.	—	Nay
Byron, Kathy J.	—	Nay
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.	—	Yea
Campbell, Jeffrey L.	—	Yea
Campbell, Ronnie R.	—	Nay
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D.	—	Yea
Carter, Lee J.	—	Nay
Charniele L. Herring	—	Yea
Chris S. Runion	—	Nay
Christopher T. Head	—	Nay
Cole, Mark L.	—	Nay
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K.	—	Not Voting
Cox, M. Kirkland	—	Nay
Coyner, Carrie E.	—	Yea
Dan I. Helmer	—	Nay
Danica A. Roem	—	Yea
David A. Reid	—	Yea
Davis, Glenn R.	—	Yea
Delores L. McQuinn	—	Yea
Don Scott	—	Yea
Edmunds, James E., II	—	Not Voting
Fariss, C. Matthew	—	Nay
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr.	—	Yea
Freitas, Nicholas J.	—	Yea
Gilbert, C. Todd	—	Nay
Gooditis, Wendy W.	—	Yea
Guy, Nancy D.	—	Not Voting
Guzman, Elizabeth R.	—	Yea
Heretick, Steve E.	—	Yea
Hudson, Sally L.	—	Yea
Hurst, Chris L.	—	Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn	—	Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich	—	Nay
James W. Morefield	—	Yea
Jeion A. Ward	—	Nay
Jenkins, Clinton L.	—	Yea
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay"	—	Yea
Joseph P. McNamara	—	Nay
Joshua G. Cole	—	Yea
Karrie K. Delaney	—	Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran	—	Yea
Keam, Mark L.	—	Yea
Knight, Barry D.	—	Yea
Kory, Kaye	—	Not Voting
LaRock, Dave A.	—	Nay
Lamont Bagby	—	Yea
Levine, Mark H.	—	Yea
Luke E. Torian	—	Yea
M. Keith Hodges	—	Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price	—	Nay
Marcus B. Simon	—	Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III	—	Yea
McGuire, John J., III	—	Nay
Michael J. Webert	—	Yea
Miyares, Jason S.	—	Nay
Mugler, Martha M.	—	Yea
Mullin, Michael P.	—	Yea
Murphy, Kathleen	—	Yea
Orrock, Robert D., Sr.	—	Nay
Patrick A. Hope	—	Yea
Paul E. Krizek	—	Yea
Plum, Kenneth R.	—	Yea
Poindexter, Charles D.	—	Nay
R. Lee Ware	—	Nay
Ransone, Margaret B.	—	Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.	—	Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.	—	Yea
Robinson, Roxann L.	—	Yea
Rodney T. Willett	—	Yea
Rush, Nick	—	Yea
Sam Rasoul	—	Nay
Samirah, Ibraheem S.	—	Nay
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg	—	Yea
Scott A. Wyatt	—	Yea
Shelly A. Simonds	—	Yea
Sickles, Mark D.	—	Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas	—	Yea
Terry G. Kilgore	—	Yea
Terry L. Austin	—	Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr.	—	Nay
Tony O. Wilt	—	Yea
Tyler, Roslyn C.	—	Yea
Vivian E. Watts	—	Yea
Wampler, William C., III	—	Yea
Wendell S. Walker	—	Nay

Member	Party	Vote
Chafin, A. Benton "Ben"	—	Yea
McClellan, Jennifer L.	—	Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D.	—	Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr.	—	Yea
Barbara A. Favola	—	Yea
Barker, George L.	—	Yea
Bell, John J.	—	Yea
Bill DeSteph	—	Yea
Bryce E. Reeves	—	Nay
Chase, Amanda F.	—	Nay
Cosgrove, John A., Jr.	—	Nay
David R. Suetterlein	—	Nay
David W. Marsden	—	Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S.	—	Yea
Ebbin, Adam P.	—	Yea
Edwards, John S.	—	Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr.	—	Nay
Hashmi, Ghazala F.	—	Yea
Howell, Janet D.	—	Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko	—	Yea
Jeremy S. McPike	—	Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A.	—	Yea
L. Louise Lucas	—	Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr.	—	Yea
Mamie E. Locke	—	Yea
Mark D. Obenshain	—	Nay
Mark J. Peake	—	Nay
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty"	—	Yea
Newman, Stephen D.	—	Nay
Norment, Thomas K., Jr.	—	Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman	—	Yea
R. Creigh Deeds	—	Yea
Richard H. Stuart	—	Nay
Ruff, Frank M., Jr.	—	Yea
Ryan T. McDougle	—	Nay
Saslaw, Richard L.	—	Yea
Scott A. Surovell	—	Yea
Todd E. Pillion	—	Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman	—	Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr.	—	Nay