Virginia Senate Bill 1254 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0352)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Sports betting. Directs the Virginia Lottery (the Lottery) in issuing permits to operate sports betting platforms to give substantial and preferred consideration to any applicant that provides any of the following: (i) a description of any equity interest owned by minority individuals or minority-owned businesses, (ii) a detailed plan to achieve increased minority equity investment, (iii) a description of all efforts made to seek equity investment from minority individuals or minority-owned businesses, or (iv) a plan detailing efforts made to solicit participation of minority individuals or minority-owned businesses in the applicant's purchase of goods and services related to the sports betting platform or to provide assistance to a historically disadvantaged community or historically black colleges and universities located within the Commonwealth. Sports betting. Directs the Virginia Lottery (the Lottery) in issuing permits to operate sports betting platforms to give substantial and preferred consideration to any applicant that provides any of the following: (i) a description of any equity interest owned by minority individuals or minority-owned businesses, (ii) a detailed plan to achieve increased minority equity investment, (iii) a description of all efforts made to seek equity investment from minority individuals or minority-owned businesses, or (iv) a plan detailing efforts made to solicit participation of minority individuals or minority-owned businesses in the applicant's purchase of goods and services related to the sports betting platform or to provide assistance to a historically disadvantaged community or historically black colleges and universities located within the Commonwealth. The bill clarifies the types of events on which sports betting is allowed and provides that a permit issued to a casino operator shall not count toward the maximum of 12 permits that the Director of the Lottery can issue. The bill makes technical amendments related to the interaction between sports betting law and casino gaming law.

Sports betting; clarifies certain procedures.

Sen. Jeremy McPike [D]

2021-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N) (Y: 26 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Agreed To (68-Y 29-N) (Y: 68 N: 29 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 38-N) (Y: 0 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2021-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (67-Y 32-N) (Y: 67 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-11 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N) (Y: 16 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N 1-A) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-25		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0352)
2021-03-25		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 352 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-15	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2021-03-09	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1254ER)
2021-03-09	Senate	Enrolled
2021-02-27	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N)
2021-02-25	House	VOTE: Agreed To (68-Y 29-N)
2021-02-25	House	Conference report agreed to by House (68-Y 29-N)
2021-02-25		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2021-02-24	House	Delegates: Sickles, Torian, Knight
2021-02-24	House	Conferees appointed by House
2021-02-23	Senate	Senators: McPike, Petersen, Ruff
2021-02-23	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2021-02-23	Senate	Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-19	House	House requested conference committee
2021-02-19	House	House insisted on amendments
2021-02-18	Senate	House amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 38-N)
2021-02-16	House	VOTE: Passage (67-Y 32-N)
2021-02-16	House	Passed House with amendments (67-Y 32-N)
2021-02-16	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2021-02-16	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2021-02-16	House	Read second time
2021-02-15	House	Read second time
2021-02-11	House	Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N)
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote
2021-02-05	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2021-02-05	House	Read first time
2021-02-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-01	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2021-01-29	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1254S1
2021-01-29	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21103733D-S1
2021-01-29	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-01-29	Senate	Read second time
2021-01-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2021-01-27	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
2021-01-27	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21103733D-S1
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
2021-01-12	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100962D

SB1254 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote
HB1847 (Same As) 2021-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0351)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	1	4030	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4031	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4032	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4039	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4100	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SB1254
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1254+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1254S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1254ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0352+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200025A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1254AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1254AHE
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+SB1254AC
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1254F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1254FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1254FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05C0073+SB1254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0161SB1254+SB1254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0207SB1254+SB1254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H11V0013+SB1254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1602+SB1254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0122SB1254+SB1254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0342SB1254+SB1254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1999+SB1254
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0529SB1254+SB1254