Casino gaming; eligible host cities, limits on local referendums.
Summary
Casino gaming; eligible host cities; limitson local referendums. Adds Petersburg to the list of cities eligibleto host a casino in the Commonwealth. The bill also provides thatthe governing body of any eligible host city that holds a local referendumon the question of whether casino gaming should be permitted in suchcity that subsequently fails shall be prohibited from holding anotherlocal referendum on the same question for a period of five yearsfrom the date of the last referendum.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Last action Feb 10, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100709D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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