Charitable gaming; clarifies definition of 'social organization.'
Summary
Charitable gaming. Amends charitable gaming law to allow, as a condition of receiving a charitable gaming permit or authorization to conduct electronic gaming, certain organizations to use a predetermined percentage of its receipts for expenses related to the rental of real property where such real property is involved in the operation of the organization and used for lawful religious, charitable, community, or educational purposes. The bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services from promulgating electronic gaming regulations that prohibit (i) devices that display spinning, rotating, or rolling reels or animations or flashing lights; (ii) devices that accept vouchers; or (iii) the purchase and play of an electronic pull tab with a single press or touch of a button. The bill also requires qualified organizations and electronic gaming manufacturers to pay one-quarter of one percent of its gross receipts or adjusted gross receipts, as appropriate, to be deposited by the Department into the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund and prohibits any qualified social organization that is subject to Department regulations from conducting electronic gaming in a separately demised premises that has a direct or indirect means of ingress to or egress from any adjacent space unless such space is used exclusively by members or guests of such qualified organization.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 8, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
16
Committee
13
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 504 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB344ER)
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 4-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (95-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (95-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryce Reeves
RRepublican
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