Virginia Senate Bill 1278 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Charitable gaming; regulations; Texas Hold'em poker games. Clarifies that the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) has specific authority to approve and regulate operators of both Texas Hold'em poker games and Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. The bill provides that a qualified organization may conduct both Texas Hold'em poker games and tournaments, but at no time shall conduct more than three such games or tournaments simultaneously. Current law is unclear as to whether such organization may conduct Texas Hold'em poker games in addition to Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. Charitable gaming; regulations; Texas Hold'em poker games. Clarifies that the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) has specific authority to approve and regulate operators of both Texas Hold'em poker games and Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. The bill provides that a qualified organization may conduct both Texas Hold'em poker games and tournaments, but at no time shall conduct more than three such games or tournaments simultaneously. Current law is unclear as to whether such organization may conduct Texas Hold'em poker games in addition to Texas Hold'em poker tournaments.

Charitable gaming; regulations of operators of Texas Hold'em poker games.

Sen. John Bell [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 4-N 1-A) (Y: 34 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote
2021-02-07	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2021-02-07	House	Read first time
2021-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-05	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 4-N 1-A)
2021-02-04	Senate	Printed as engrossed 21101863D-E
2021-02-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1278E
2021-02-04	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2021-02-04	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2021-02-04	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2021-02-04	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2021-02-04	Senate	Read second time
2021-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-03	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
2021-01-27	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-01-27	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2021-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101863D

SB1278 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	334.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.16	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.18	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.19	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.22	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.28:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.34:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1278
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1278+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1278E+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+SB1278AS
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21104371A.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1278F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S12V0049+SB1278
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S05V0131+SB1278
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0293SB1278+SB1278
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0342SB1278+SB1278