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2020 SESSION
HB 896 Virginia Lottery; powers and duties of Board, sports betting, etc.
Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Sports betting; Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund; penalties. Directs the Virginia Lottery (the Lottery) to regulate sports betting. The bill prohibits the Lottery from issuing any permits to conduct sports betting until it has developed and published a consumer protection bill of rights.
Before administering a sports betting operation, an entity is required to apply for a three-year permit and pay a nonrefundable application fee of $250,000 as well as an additional $250,000 fee if its application is approved. Permit holders must apply for renewal of a permit every three years, which includes a nonrefundable renewal fee of $200,000. The Director of the Virginia Lottery may issue from four to 12 permits at one time and is directed to issue a number of permits that will maximize tax revenue collected pursuant to the bill. In issuing permits, the Director is required to give preferred consideration to applicants that are (i) certain major league sports franchises and (ii) certain casino operators.
The bill prohibits betting on Virginia college sports and youth sports and prohibits proposition bets on all college sports. The bill prohibits betting by Lottery employees, permit holders and certain related persons, athletes and coaches with respect to events in their league, and persons under age 21. The penalty for engaging in prohibited betting is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
The bill prohibits betting on the biometric data of an athlete without his consent and includes provisions for the Lottery to investigate prohibited conduct, such as attempting to influence an athlete or the outcome of an athletic event.
The bill directs the Lottery to establish a voluntary exclusion program, which allows individuals to request that the Lottery exclude them from engaging in various kinds of betting activity.
The bill allows the governing body of a sports league to request that the Lottery (a) limit or prohibit people from betting on events of the league that it governs and (b) restrict the information sources used to resolve bets that are placed after a sports event has begun.
The bill imposes a 15 percent tax on a permit holder's adjusted gross revenue, defined in the bill. The bill authorizes permit holders to carry over and deduct net losses for up to 12 months.
The bill creates the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, administered by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The Fund is established to provide counseling to compulsive gamblers, implement problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and provide grants to organizations that assist problem gamblers. The Fund is funded by 2.5 percent of the revenue generated from sports betting, with the remaining 97.5 percent accruing to the general fund.
This bill is identical to SB 384.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103186D pdf
- 01/30/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107059D-H1 pdf
- 02/05/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107404D-H2 pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108691D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/20 House: First Conference substitute printed 20109592D-H3 pdf
- 03/07/20 House: Second Conference substitute printed 20109891D-H4 pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB896ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB896ER2) pdf
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1218) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Conference amendments
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103186D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/17/20 House: Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
- 01/28/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/20 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/30/20 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 3-N)
- 01/30/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107059D-H1
- 01/30/20 House: Incorporates HB911 (Simon)
- 01/30/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/31/20 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
- 02/04/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107404D-H2
- 02/05/20 House: Incorporates HB911 (Simon)
- 02/06/20 House: Read first time
- 02/07/20 House: Read second time
- 02/07/20 House: Committee on General Laws substitute rejected 20107059D-H1
- 02/07/20 House: Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20107404D-H2
- 02/07/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB896H2
- 02/10/20 House: Read third time and passed House (70-Y 27-N)
- 02/10/20 House: VOTE: Passage (70-Y 27-N)
- 02/10/20 House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/10/20 House: Passed House (69-Y 29-N)
- 02/10/20 House: VOTE: Passage #2 (69-Y 29-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/18/20 Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
- 02/19/20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108691D-S1
- 02/19/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/25/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/26/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108691D-S1
- 02/26/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB896S1
- 02/26/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (32-Y 8-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 20108691D-S1 (0-Y 93-N)
- 02/26/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 93-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/27/20 House: House acceded to request
- 02/27/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/27/20 House: Delegates: Sickles, Simon, Morefield
- 02/27/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/27/20 Senate: Senators: McPike, Mason, Pillion
- 03/07/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/20 House: First Conference substitute printed 20109592D-H3
- 03/07/20 House: Conference report rejected by House (40-Y 56-N)
- 03/07/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (40-Y 56-N)
- 03/07/20 House: House requested second conference committee
- 03/07/20 Senate: Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (33-Y 5-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Second conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/20 Senate: Senators: McPike, Mason, Pillion
- 03/07/20 House: Second conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/20 House: Delegates: Sickles, Simon, Morefield
- 03/07/20 House: Second Conference substitute printed 20109891D-H4
- 03/08/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (59-Y 35-N)
- 03/08/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (59-Y 35-N)
- 03/08/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N)
- 03/18/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB896ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/22/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/22/20 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 30-N)
- 04/22/20 House: VOTE: (64-Y 30-N)
- 04/22/20 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (27-Y 13-N)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB896ER2)
- 04/22/20 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/20 House: Enacted, Chapter 1218 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/22/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1218)