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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 2168 Illegal gambling; skill games, enforcement by localities and Attorney General, civil penalty.
Introduced by: Don L. Scott | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Illegal gambling; skill games; civil penalty; enforcement by localities and Attorney General. Provides that any person who conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns a gambling device that is located in an unregulated location is subject to a civil penalty of up to $25,000. The bill provides that the Attorney General, an attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any locality may cause an action in equity to be brought in the name of the Commonwealth or of the locality, as applicable, to enjoin the operation of a gambling device in violation of this section and may request attachment against all such devices and any moneys within such devices. The bill provides that any civil penalties brought in the name of the Commonwealth shall be paid into the Literary Fund and that any civil penalties brought in the name of a locality shall be paid into the general fund of the locality.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101270D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/21 House: Printed as engrossed 21101270D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/21 House: Conference substitute printed 21200595D-H1 pdf
- 02/26/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2168ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/07/21 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2168ER2) pdf
- 04/07/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0546) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House amendments adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Conference amendments
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101270D
- 01/12/21 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/21 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/29/21 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/21 House: Read first time
- 02/02/21 House: Read second time
- 02/02/21 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/02/21 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2168E
- 02/02/21 House: Printed as engrossed 21101270D-E
- 02/03/21 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/03/21 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/03/21 House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/03/21 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/21 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/21 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendments (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 02/12/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/21 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/15/21 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/15/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/15/21 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 02/17/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/21 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (2-Y 97-N)
- 02/17/21 House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 97-N)
- 02/19/21 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/21 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/19/21 House: House acceded to request
- 02/19/21 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/19/21 House: Delegates: Scott, Edmunds, Heretick
- 02/19/21 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/19/21 Senate: Senators: Reeves, Morrissey, Stanley
- 02/24/21 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/24/21 House: Conference substitute printed 21200595D-H1
- 02/24/21 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/24/21 House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/21 House: VOTE: Agreed To (93-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/26/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2168ER)
- 02/26/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/01/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 20201
- 03/01/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/18/21 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/07/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/07/21 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (76-Y 23-N)
- 04/07/21 House: VOTE: Adoption (76-Y 23-N)
- 04/07/21 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (28-Y 11-N 1-A)
- 04/07/21 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/07/21 House: Reenrolled
- 04/07/21 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2168ER2)
- 04/07/21 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/07/21 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/07/21 House: Enacted, Chapter 546 (effective 7/1/21)
- 04/07/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0546)