West Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: Died 6 R cosponsors

HB 4421 — Repealing the section of code relating to individual gaming restrictions

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  3. Died in session

This bill died with 2018 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

In plain language

This bill repeals restrictions on who can participate in gaming at authorized facilities.

House Bill 4421 aims to eliminate existing rules that limit participants in gaming activities at authorized gaming facilities in West Virginia. By repealing §29-25-24, the bill proposes to open up gaming access to a broader group of individuals.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill repeals the existing section that restricts access to gaming facilities based on individual qualifications.

  • §29-25-24

    §29-25-24. Individual gaming restrictions. (a) An individual may enter a designated gaming area or remain in a designated gaming area only if the individual:(1) Is either;(A) A registered overnight guest at the historic resort hotel on whose premises the gaming facility is located;(B) A person who is a not a registered overnight guest, but is a registered participant at a convention or event being held at the historic resort hotel: Provided, That this paragraph does not apply on any calendar day when less than four hundred guest rooms are occupied at the historic resort hotel; or(C) A member of a homeowner or facility association that entitles members to substantial privileges at the historic resort hotel on whose premises the gaming facility is located or an overnight guest of such a member: Provided, That the association was in existence as of April 1, 2009;(2) Is at least twenty-one years of age;(3) Is not visibly intoxicated;(4) Has not been determined by the gaming facility operator or the commission to be unruly, disruptive or otherwise interfering with operation of the gaming facility; or to be likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, a violation of this article; and(5) Has not been barred by the commission from entering a gaming facility.(b) Notwithstanding any provisions of this code to the contrary, no employee of the commission or any member of his or her immediate household may wager at the gaming facility, and no licensed limited gaming facility employee may wager on any table game at the limited gaming facility.

    This change removes all restrictions on who can participate in gaming at authorized gaming facilities.

Action History

  1. To House Judiciary

  2. Introduced in House

  3. To Judiciary then Finance

  4. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (141)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 4421?
HB 4421 is sponsored by Hamrick, Vernon Criss (Republican), Pat McGeehan (Republican), Gary G. Howell (Republican), Storch, Graves, Ambler, Mark Zatezalo (Republican), Upson, Guy Ward (Republican), and George Miller (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4421?
This bill died with 2018 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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