Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 1721 — Electronic Gaming Devices Act; established, penalty.

Last action — Rereferred to Courts of Justice

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Establishes the Electronic Gaming Devices Act to be administered by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department). The bill requires the Charitable Gaming Board to promulgate regulations (i) establishing a process for the approval or disapproval of electronic gaming devices and the individual games offered on such devices as games of skill; (ii) requiring registration for the placement of an approved electronic gaming device in a club, establishment, or restaurant; and (iii) requiring that a charitable organization that has been registered by the Department be designated to receive a predetermined percentage of the gross receipts generated by the electronic gaming device. The bill also requires suppliers and manufacturers of electronic gaming devices to obtain a permit from the Department prior to selling or distributing electronic gaming devices in the Commonwealth and imposes a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation of the provisions of the bill. The bill was incorporated into

Bill Text

  • Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19104345D View text Current html January 16, 2019

Action History

  1. Rereferred to Courts of Justice

  2. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  3. Presented and ordered printed 19104345D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Rereferred from General Laws and Technology

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Mason — Yea
Black — Yea
Vogel — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1721 do?
Establishes the Electronic Gaming Devices Act to be administered by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department). The bill requires the Charitable Gaming Board to promulgate regulations (i) establishing a process for the approval or disapproval of electronic gaming devices and the individual games offered on such devices as games of skill; (ii) requiring registration for the placement of an approved electronic gaming device in a club, establishment, or restaurant; and (iii) requiring that a charitable organization that has been registered by the Department be designated to receive a predetermined percentage of the gross receipts generated by the electronic gaming device. The bill also requires suppliers and manufacturers of electronic gaming devices to obtain a permit from the Department prior to selling or distributing electronic gaming devices in the Commonwealth and imposes a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation of the provisions of the bill. The bill was incorporated into
Who sponsors SB 1721?
SB 1721 is sponsored by Cosgrove, John A., Jr..
What is the current status of SB 1721?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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