HB 940 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Illegal gambling; eliminates certain provisions from definition.

Summary
Illegal gambling; definition. Eliminatescertain provisions from the definition of illegal gambling regardingthe making, placing, or receipt of any bet or wager of money or other consideration or thing of value to include the purchase of a product,Internet access, or other thing made in exchange for a chance towin a prize, stake, or other consideration or thing of value by meansof the operation of a gambling device. The bill also eliminates certainprovisions from the definition of gambling device.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2022 Last action Feb 3, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2022

How they voted

21–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 22
Feb 3, 2022
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 3, 2022
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house of delegates
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104171D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of James Edmunds
James Edmunds
RRepublican
VA
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