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2014 SESSION

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Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology
Subcommittee #1

Locke (Chairman), Martin, Barker, Black, Garrett

Clerk: Maryann Horch
Staff: Amigo Wade
Date of Meeting: January 22, 2014
Time and Place: 9:00 a.m., 3 East General Assembly Building

S.B. 19 Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.

Patron: Lucas

Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Creates the Virginia Casino Gaming Commission as the licensing body for casino gaming. The bill sets up the licensing scheme for casino gaming and provides penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. Under the bill, casino gambling shall be limited to localities in which at least 40 percent of the land area is exempt from local real property taxation pursuant to federal law or Article X, Sections 6 (a) (1) through (a) 5 and (a) 7 of the Constitution of Virginia. The bill requires proceeds of the gross receipts tax and admission tax imposed on casino gaming operators to be paid as follows: (i) 10 percent to the locality in which the casino gaming operation is located and (ii) 90 percent into the Toll Mitigation Fund, which shall be used to mitigate the tolls established to support construction and maintenance of the Dominion Boulevard Bridge and Roadway Improvement Project and the Downtown Tunnel/Midtown Tunnel/Martin Luther King Freeway Extension Project.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-204, 2.2-3705.3, 2.2-3711, 4.1-100, 4.1-210, 4.1-231, and 4.1-233 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-16.1, by adding a section numbered 18.2-334.5, by adding in Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 33.1 a section numbered 33.1-223.2:30, and by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 50, containing articles numbered 1 through 8, consisting of sections numbered 59.1-550 through 59.1-585, relating to the Virginia Toll Relief Act; Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; penalties.

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S.B. 78 FOIA; record exemption for administrative investigations by higher educational institutions.

Patron: Ruff

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exemption for administrative investigations by public institutions of higher education. Exempts from FOIA administrative investigations conducted by a public institution of higher education relating to individual employment discrimination complaints or audits/investigations of any officer, department, or program at such institutions.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exemption for certain administrative investigations by public institutions of higher education.

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S.B. 161 FOIA; participation in meetings in event of emergency or personal matters.

Patron: Favola

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; participation in meetings in event of emergency or personal matters. Removes the requirement that a public body approve by a majority vote of the members present at a meeting the remote participation in the meeting by one of its members in the event that an emergency or personal matter prevents his attendance in person at the meeting.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3708.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; participation in meetings in event of emergency or personal matters.

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S.B. 212 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; working papers and correspondence, General Assembly members.

Patron: Petersen

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; working papers and correspondence of members of the General Assembly.Limits the record exemption for working papers and correspondence of members of the General Assembly by providing that such records are protected to the extent they pertain to the drafting or amending of legislation. The bill also provides that any new disclosures required by members of the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of this bill shall apply to such records received or created on or after July 1, 2014.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; working papers and correspondence of members of the General Assembly.

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S.B. 223 Charitable Gaming, Board for; authorization of electronic poker games for qualified organizations.

Patron: Petersen

Board for Charitable Gaming; authorization of electronic poker games for qualified organizations. Authorizes a qualified organization to allow the playing of electronic poker games in conjunction with its charitable gaming activities. Charitable organizations are not allowed to play poker games or conduct poker tournaments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-340.16, 18.2-340.19, 18.2-340.22, and 18.2-340.33 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-340.28:2, relating to Board for Charitable Gaming; authorization of electronic poker games for qualified organizations.

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S.B. 387 FOIA; exempts certain proprietary records of Department of Rail and Public Transportation.

Patron: Reeves

Virginia Freedom of Information Act FOIA); certain proprietary records of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. Removes obsolete references to applicable federal law in the records exemption for the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. The bill also provides that certain proprietary records provided by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to the Department are also exempt from the mandatory disclosure provisions of FOIA.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; certain proprietary records of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation.

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S.B. 398 Virginia Racing Commission; steeplechase race meetings, simulcast horse racing.

Patron: Vogel

Virginia Racing Commission; steeplechase race meetings; simulcast horse racing. Authorizes the Virginia Racing Commission to grant a license to the owner or operator of a steeplechase facility to conduct pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast horse racing.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 59.1-365 and 59.1-378.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Racing Commission; steeplechase race meetings; simulcast horse racing.

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