Historical horse racing; electronic gaming terminals, age requirement, penalty.
Summary
Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering; prohibitionon persons under 21 years of age; penalty. Raises from 18 to21 years of age the minimum age for a person to wager on or conductany wagering on the outcome of a horse race or to be admitted intoa satellite facility without being accompanied by such person's parentor legal guardian.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2022
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 2, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 502 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB571H1
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22104806D-H1
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102692D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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