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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 1254 Sports betting; clarifies certain procedures.
Introduced by: Jeremy S. McPike | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Sports betting. Directs the Virginia Lottery (the Lottery) in issuing permits to operate sports betting platforms to give substantial and preferred consideration to any applicant that provides any of the following: (i) a description of any equity interest owned by minority individuals or minority-owned businesses, (ii) a detailed plan to achieve increased minority equity investment, (iii) a description of all efforts made to seek equity investment from minority individuals or minority-owned businesses, or (iv) a plan detailing efforts made to solicit participation of minority individuals or minority-owned businesses in the applicant's purchase of goods and services related to the sports betting platform or to provide assistance to a historically disadvantaged community or historically black colleges and universities located within the Commonwealth.
The bill clarifies the types of events on which sports betting is allowed and provides that a permit issued to a casino operator shall not count toward the maximum of 12 permits that the Director of the Lottery can issue. The bill makes technical amendments related to the interaction between sports betting law and casino gaming law. This bill is identical to HB 1847.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100962D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103733D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1254ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0352) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100962D
- 01/12/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 01/27/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103733D-S1
- 01/27/21 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 01/28/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/21 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/29/21 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21103733D-S1
- 01/29/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1254S1
- 02/01/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
- 02/05/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/21 House: Read first time
- 02/05/21 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote
- 02/11/21 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (16-Y 6-N)
- 02/15/21 House: Read second time
- 02/16/21 House: Read second time
- 02/16/21 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/16/21 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/16/21 House: Passed House with amendments (67-Y 32-N)
- 02/16/21 House: VOTE: Passage (67-Y 32-N)
- 02/18/21 Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 38-N)
- 02/19/21 House: House insisted on amendments
- 02/19/21 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/23/21 Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/21 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/21 Senate: Senators: McPike, Petersen, Ruff
- 02/24/21 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/21 House: Delegates: Sickles, Torian, Knight
- 02/25/21 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/25/21 House: Conference report agreed to by House (68-Y 29-N)
- 02/25/21 House: VOTE: Agreed To (68-Y 29-N)
- 02/27/21 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N)
- 03/09/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1254ER)
- 03/09/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
- 03/15/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/25/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 352 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/25/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0352)