Illegal gambling; skill games, definitions, enforcement by localities and Attorney General.
Summary
Illegal gambling; skill games; civil penalty; enforcement by localities and Attorney General. Provides that any person who conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns a gambling device that is located in an unregulated location is subject to a civil penalty of up to $25,000. The bill provides that the Attorney General, an attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any locality may cause an action in equity to be brought in the name of the Commonwealth or of the locality, as applicable, to enjoin the operation of a gambling device in violation of this section and may request attachment against all such devices and any moneys within such devices. The bill provides that any civil penalties brought in the name of the Commonwealth shall be paid into the Literary Fund and that any civil penalties brought in the name of a locality shall be paid into the general fund of the locality.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Signed Mar 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 3, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
14
Committee
13
Amendments
4
Mar 24, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 329 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N 2-A)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
House insisted on amendments
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1465E
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102212D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
Co
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Monty Mason
DDemocratic
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