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2023 SESSION
SB 1212 Virginia Racing Commission; powers and duties, ratio of live racing days.
Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (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 HB 1997.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103251D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105490D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/16/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1212ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0591) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103251D
- 01/10/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/17/23 Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
- 01/25/23 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23105490D-S1
- 01/27/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/23 Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23105490D-S1
- 01/30/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1212S1
- 01/31/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/23 House: Read first time
- 02/09/23 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/09/23 House: Reported from General Laws (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/23 House: Read second time
- 02/14/23 House: Read third time
- 02/14/23 House: Passed House (84-Y 14-N)
- 02/14/23 House: VOTE: Passage (84-Y 14-N)
- 02/16/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/16/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1212ER)
- 02/16/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/16/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/23 Senate: 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 591 (effective 7/1/24)
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0591)