VA SB212 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Enrolled on March 7 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on March 7 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Small Business Economic Development Act established; regulation of skill game machines; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Small Business Economic Development Act for the purpose of providing a regulatory and registration scheme for skill game machines in the Commonwealth. The bill authorizes and specifies the registration requirements for the distribution, operation, hosting, and play of skill game machines, as defined in the bill. The bill imposes a 25 percent tax on the gross receipts from the play of each skill game machine from each distributor and provides for the use of such tax proceeds, with most being deposited into the PreK-12 Priority Fund, established in the bill. The bill directs the Virginia Lottery Board to promulgate regulations no later than January 1, 2027, to implement the provisions of the bill and authorizes the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to grant a provisional registration, beginning July 1, 2024, to any entity that provides a laboratory certification from a laboratory approved by the Authority that the game being distributed, operated, or placed in an establishment meets the definition and requirements of a skill game machine. Virginia Small Business Economic Development Act established; regulation of skill game machines; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Small Business Economic Development Act for the purpose of providing a regulatory and registration scheme for skill game machines in the Commonwealth. The bill authorizes and specifies the registration requirements for the distribution, operation, hosting, and play of skill game machines, as defined in the bill. The bill imposes a 25 percent tax on the gross receipts from the play of each skill game machine from each distributor and provides for the use of such tax proceeds, with most being deposited into the PreK-12 Priority Fund, established in the bill. The bill directs the Virginia Lottery Board to promulgate regulations no later than January 1, 2027, to implement the provisions of the bill and authorizes the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to grant a provisional registration, beginning July 1, 2024, to any entity that provides a laboratory certification from a laboratory approved by the Authority that the game being distributed, operated, or placed in an establishment meets the definition and requirements of a skill game machine.
Title
Virginia Small Business Economic Development Act; established.
Sponsors
| Sen. Aaron Rouse [D] | Sen. Timmy French [R] | Sen. Louise Lucas [D] | Sen. Suhas Subramanyam [D] |
| Sen. Angelia Williams Graves [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-17 - Senate - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (6-Y 34-N) (Y: 6 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption #2 (51-Y 45-N) (Y: 51 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 9-N) (Y: 31 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (49-Y 43-N) (Y: 49 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 37-N) (Y: 2 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2024-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 38-N) (Y: 57 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N) (Y: 32 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Committee substitute reconsidered (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption #2 (51-Y 45-N) (Y: 51 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 9-N) (Y: 31 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (49-Y 43-N) (Y: 49 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 37-N) (Y: 2 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2024-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 38-N) (Y: 57 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N) (Y: 32 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Committee substitute reconsidered (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024 | |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Communicated to Governor |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (6-Y 34-N) |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB212ER) |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-03-04 | House | VOTE: Adoption #2 (51-Y 45-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N) |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 9-N) |
| 2024-03-01 | House | VOTE: Adoption (49-Y 43-N) |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Conference report agreed to by House (49-Y 43-N) |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Passed by temporarily |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Conference substitute printed 24108616D-S4 |
| 2024-03-01 | Conference: Amended by conference committee | |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Delegates: Hayes, Krizek, Kilgore |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Conferees appointed by House |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Senators: Rouse, Locke, Stanley |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-28 | House | House requested conference committee |
| 2024-02-28 | House | House insisted on substitute |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 37-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | House | VOTE: Passage (57-Y 38-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Passed House with substitute (57-Y 38-N) |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB212H1 |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24107929D-H1 |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Committee substitute printed 24107929D-H1 |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB212S3 |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Substitute by Senator Rouse agreed to 24107687D-S3 |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute rejected 24107230D-S2 |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Committee substitute reconsidered (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Floor substitute printed 24107687D-S3 (Rouse) |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB212S2 |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 24107230D-S2 |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Commerce and Labor Committee substitute rejected 24106257D-S1 |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24107230D-S2 |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N) |
| 2024-01-15 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-01-15 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24105257D-S1 |
| 2024-01-15 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (10-Y 5-N) |
| 2024-01-08 | Senate | Introduced bill reprinted 24104544D |
| 2024-01-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-01-08 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104544D |
Same As/Similar To
HB590 (Similar To) 2024-03-09 - Failed to pass in House
Subjects
Commissions Boards and Institutions Generally
Crimes and Offenses Generally
Crimes and Offenses Generally
Crimes and Offenses Generally
Economic Development
Economic Development
Economic Development
Gambling Lotteries Etc.
Small Businesses
Small Businesses
Small Businesses
Taxation
Crimes and Offenses Generally
Crimes and Offenses Generally
Crimes and Offenses Generally
Economic Development
Economic Development
Economic Development
Gambling Lotteries Etc.
Small Businesses
Small Businesses
Small Businesses
Taxation
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2 | 325 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 18 | 2 | 334.6 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 59 | 1 | 603 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 59 | 1 | 617 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
