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2023 SESSION

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HB 1997 Virginia Racing Commission; powers and duties, ratio of live racing days.

Introduced by: Paul E. Krizek | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Virginia Racing Commission; powers and duties; ratio of live racing days to number of historical horse racing terminals. Provides that the Virginia Racing Commission (the Commission) shall promulgate regulations requiring, for each calendar year, any significant infrastructure limited licensee that offers pari-mutuel wagering on historical horse racing to hold at least one live Thoroughbred horse racing day, consisting of not less than eight races per day, for every 100 historical horse racing terminals installed at its significant infrastructure facility together with any satellite facility owned, operated, controlled, managed, or otherwise directly or indirectly affiliated with such licensee. The bill also gives the Commission the authority to alter the required number of live racing days in the event of force majeure. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024. This bill is identical to SB 1212.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101201D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/26/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23104538D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/16/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1997ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0590)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

HISTORY

• 01/10/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101201D
• 01/10/23  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/23/23  House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
• 01/24/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/23  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
• 01/26/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23104538D-H1
• 01/30/23  House: Read first time
• 01/31/23  House: Read second time
• 01/31/23  House: Committee substitute agreed to 23104538D-H1
• 01/31/23  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1997H1
• 02/01/23  House: Passed by temporarily
• 02/01/23  House: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 11-N)
• 02/01/23  House: VOTE: Passage (89-Y 11-N)
• 02/02/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/02/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/08/23  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/23  Senate: Read third time
• 02/13/23  Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
• 02/16/23  House: Enrolled
• 02/16/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1997ER)
• 02/16/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/16/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/23  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
• 03/02/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/26/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 590 (effective 7/1/24)
• 03/26/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0590)