Illegal gambling; definition.
Summary
Amends the definition of illegal gambling to clarify that the making, placing, or receipt of any bet or wager of money or other consideration or thing of value shall include the purchase of a product, Internet access, or other thing made in exchange for a chance to win a prize, stake, or other consideration or thing of value by means of the operation of a gambling device, regardless of whether the chance to win such prize, stake, or other consideration or thing of value may be offered in the absence of a purchase. This bill incorporates
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2019
Last action Feb 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2019
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Feb 5, 2019
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1738S1
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105618D-S1
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0)
senate
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19104327D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
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