SB 1512 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Charitable gaming; conduct of games, special permits.

Summary
Authorizes the Charitable Gaming Board to grant special permits to qualified organizations to replace (i) an approved game that falls on a legal holiday or (ii) an approved game that has been canceled by the qualified organization on account of severe weather conditions in the locality in which the approved game was scheduled to occur, provided that the qualified organization notifies the Department within 24 hours of the canceled approved game and the Department is satisfied that the severe weather conditions warranted cancellation. The special permit shall designate a date for the replacement game to occur within 90 days before or after the legal holiday or within 90 days after the date of the canceled approved game for which the special permit is requested. The bill also allows a qualified organization to reimburse volunteers who are nonmembers of the qualified organization up $50 per game session for reasonable travel expenses.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 19, 2017 Signed Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 739 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with amendments (89-Y 6-N)
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1512S1
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105115D-S1
legislature
Jan 19, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Jan 19, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17103494D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Scott Surovell
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
VA
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