West Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 415 — Permitting wagering on certain professional or collegiate sports events authorized as WV Lottery sports wagering activities

Last action — Chapter 101, Acts, Regular Session, 2018

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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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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What changed in the latest version

65 added · 59 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of SB 415 includes several updates related to sports wagering in West Virginia. It specifies that sports betting will be limited to existing racetrack casinos and a historic resort hotel, and it establishes four different types of licenses for operators. Additionally, the bill clarifies the duties of the West Virginia Lottery Commission, outlines the process for distributing funds from sports wagering, and permits certain facility improvements to be funded through sports betting revenue. These changes aim to create a more structured and regulated environment for sports wagering in the state, ensuring accountability and clarity in operations.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Engrossed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 415 By Senators Ferns, Blair, Maroney, Trump, Weld, Woelfel, Stollings, and Takubo [Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 415 By Senators Ferns, Blair, Maroney, Trump, Weld, Woelfel, Stollings, and Takubo [Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary;
Reported on February 8, 2018]     A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §29-22D-1, §29-22D-2, §29-22D-3, §29-22D-4, §29-22D-5, §29-22D-6, §29-22D-7, §29-22D-8, §29-22D-9, §29-22D-10, §29-22D-11, §29-22D-12, §29-22D-13, §29-22D-14, §29-22D-15, §29-22D-16, §29-22D-17, §29-22D-18, §29-22D-19, §29-22D-20, §29-22D-21, §29-22D-22, §29-22D-23, and §29-22D-24, all relating to permitting wagering on the results of certain professional or collegiate sports or athletic events and other events authorized as West Virginia Lottery sports wagering activities, after a federal law against such wagering is no longer in effect;
reported on February 8, 2018]     A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §29-22D-1, §29-22D-2, §29-22D-3, §29-22D-4, §29-22D-5, §29-22D-6, §29-22D-7, §29-22D-8, §29-22D-9, §29-22D-10, §29-22D-11, §29-22D-12, §29-22D-13, §29-22D-14, §29-22D-15, §29-22D-16, §29-22D-17, §29-22D-18, §29-22D-19, §29-22D-20, §29-22D-21, §29-22D-22, §29-22D-23, and §29-22D-24, all relating to permitting wagering on the results of certain professional or collegiate sports or athletic events and other events authorized as West Virginia Lottery sports wagering activities, after a federal law against such wagering is no longer in effect;
clarifying that privilege tax is in lieu of certain other taxes;
clarifying that privilege tax in is in lieu of certain other taxes;
The term includes, but is not limited to, exchange wagering, parlays, over-under, moneyline, pools, and straight bets.  The term does not include:
The term includes, but is not limited to exchange wagering, parlays, over-under, moneyline, pools, and straight bets.  The term does not include:
thereafter, the remainder shall be deposited into the Public Employees Insurance Agency Financial Stability Fund to stabilize and preserve the future solvency of PEIA, and such amount may not be included in the calculation of any plan year aggregate premium cost-sharing percentages between employers and employees.
thereafter, the remainder shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund for appropriation by the Legislature.
  NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to authorize wagering on the results of certain professional or collegiate sports or athletic events and other events authorized as West Virginia Lottery sports wagering activities at the time when such wagers are no longer prohibited by federal law.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 101, Acts, Regular Session, 2018

  2. Became law without Governor's signature- House Journal

  3. Became law without Governor's signature - Senate Journal

  4. Became law 3/9/18

  5. To Governor 3/3/18 - House Journal

  6. House received Senate message

  7. To Governor 3/3/18

  8. Completed legislative action

  9. Communicated to House

  10. Effective from passage (Roll No. 302)

  11. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 302)

  12. House Message received

  13. Communicated to Senate

  14. Effective from passage (Roll No. 286)

  15. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  16. Passed House (Roll No. 285)

  17. Read 3rd time

  18. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  19. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  20. Amendment to committee amendment rejected (Voice vote)

  21. Read 2nd time

  22. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  23. Read 1st time

  24. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  25. With amendment, do pass

  26. To House Finance

  27. To Finance

  28. Introduced in House

  29. Ordered to House

  30. Effective from passage (Roll No. 154)

  31. Passed Senate (Roll No. 154)

  32. Read 3rd time

  33. On 3rd reading

  34. Floor amendment adopted (Roll No. 150)

  35. Read 2nd time

  36. Laid over on 2nd reading 2/16/18

  37. Motion to lie over adopted (Roll No. 143)

  38. On 2nd reading

  39. Read 1st time

  40. On 1st reading

  41. Reported do pass

  42. To Finance

  43. Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

  44. To Judiciary

  45. Introduced in Senate

  46. To Judiciary then Finance

  47. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Maroney · Cosponsor
  • Stollings · Cosponsor
  • Tom Takubo · Cosponsor
  • Trump · Cosponsor
  • Ferns · Primary
  • Ryan Weld · Cosponsor
  • Mike Woelfel · Cosponsor
  • Blair · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Ferns

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

EFFECT FROM PASSAGE

Passed 85 Yea · 13 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 581002
Republican 23300
Democrat 4000
Total 851302
% of votes cast 85%13%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Thompson — Not Voting
Speaker Armstead — Nay
Martin — Nay
Evans, A. — Yea
Deem — Not Voting
Fast — Nay
Frich — Nay
Hollen — Nay
Moye — Nay
Overington — Nay
Pack — Nay
Sobonya — Nay
Evans, E. — Yea
Romine, C. — Yea
Lane — Yea
Romine, R. — Yea
Blair — Yea
Foster — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Walters — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Bates — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Capito — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Ferro — Yea
Folk — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Householder — Yea
Iaquinta — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Love — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Marcum — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Shott — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Storch — Yea
Upson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Isner — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Ambler — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hill — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Lynch — Yea
Miley — Yea
Rowan — Nay
Rowe — Yea
Summers — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Wilson — Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Nay
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Nay
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Nay
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 77 Yea · 22 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 21500
Unaffiliated 521701
Democrat 4000
Total 772201
% of votes cast 77%22%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Sypolt — Nay
Speaker Armstead — Nay
Romine, C. — Nay
Martin — Nay
Evans, A. — Yea
Evans, E. — Yea
Lane — Yea
Romine, R. — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Boggs — Nay
Deem — Not Voting
Fast — Nay
Frich — Nay
Graves — Nay
Hollen — Nay
Iaquinta — Nay
Kessinger — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Love — Nay
Moye — Nay
Pack — Nay
Rowan — Nay
Shott — Yea
Summers — Nay
Blair — Yea
Foster — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Walters — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Folk — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hill — Yea
Isner — Yea
Lynch — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Storch — Yea
Upson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Ambler — Yea
Capito — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Ferro — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Householder — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Marcum — Yea
Miley — Yea
Overington — Nay
Pyles — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sobonya — Nay
Wilson — Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Nay
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Nay
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Nay
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Nay
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Nay

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Passage

Passed 25 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23800
Republican 2100
Total 25900
% of votes cast 74%26%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
ARVON — Yea
GAUNCH — Nay
RUCKER — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Nay
BALDWIN — Yea
KARNES — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Nay
MANN — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SYPOLT — Nay
BOLEY — Yea
MAYNARD — Nay
TAKUBO — Yea
BOSO — Yea
OJEDA — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
WELD — Yea
PREZIOSO — Nay
WOELFEL — Yea
FACEMIRE — Nay
ROMANO — Nay
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
FERNS — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Nay
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea

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Who sponsors SB 415?
SB 415 is sponsored by Maroney, Stollings, Tom Takubo (Republican), Trump, Ferns, Ryan Weld (Republican), Mike Woelfel (Democrat), and Blair.
What is the current status of SB 415?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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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