Virginia Senate Bill 609 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-05 - Incorporated by General Laws and Technology
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Virginia Lottery Board; Casino Gaming Establishment Location Commission; penalties. Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. The bill specifies the licensing requirements for casino gaming and imposes criminal and civil penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. The bill establishes qualified locations for casino gaming operations, imposes a tax of 27 percent on the adjusted gross receipts of licensees, and provides for how the tax proceeds are disbursed. The bill also requires the Board to establish and implement a voluntary exclusion program and establishes the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund administered by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to provide counseling and other support services for compulsive and problem gamblers, develop problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and provide grants to support organizations that provide assistance to compulsive gamblers. In addition, the bill (i) creates the Casino Gaming Establishment Location Commission to evaluate and select proposals for the operation and development of casino gaming establishments, (ii) details qualifications for Commission members, and (iii) provides the criteria to be considered to evaluate and award proposals.

Casino Gaming Establishment Location Commission; created.

Sen. Thomas Norment [R]

2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by General Laws and Technology (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-05	Senate	Incorporated by General Laws and Technology
2020-01-30	Senate	Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
2020-01-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-01-07	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103808D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	334.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	389	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2544	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2553	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3711	(n/a)	See Bill Text
37	2	304	(n/a)	See Bill Text
37	2	314.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4002	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4004	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4006	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4130	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	364	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB609
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB609+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S12V0116+SB0609