Virginia House Bill 1847 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0351)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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. 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.

Sports betting; clarifies certain procedures.

Del. Mark Sickles [D]

2021-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 10-N) (Y: 28 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Agreed To (61-Y 28-N) (Y: 61 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2021-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) (Y: 0 N: 97 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2021-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 13-N) (Y: 25 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (67-Y 33-N) (Y: 67 N: 33 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (17-Y 4-N) (Y: 17 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-25		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0351)
2021-03-25		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 351 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-15	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2021-03-09	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1847ER)
2021-03-09	House	Enrolled
2021-02-27	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 10-N)
2021-02-25	House	VOTE: Agreed To (61-Y 28-N)
2021-02-25	House	Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 28-N)
2021-02-25		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2021-02-23	Senate	Senators: McPike, Mason, Pillion
2021-02-23	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2021-02-22	House	Delegates: Sickles, Torian, Knight
2021-02-22	House	Conferees appointed by House
2021-02-22	House	House acceded to request
2021-02-19	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2021-02-19	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
2021-02-17	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
2021-02-17	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 21200114D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
2021-02-17	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 13-N)
2021-02-15	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1847S1
2021-02-15	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21200114D-S1
2021-02-15	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-15	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-10	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 1-N 1-A)
2021-02-10	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21200114D-S1
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-28	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2021-01-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-01-27	House	VOTE: Passage (67-Y 33-N)
2021-01-27	House	Read third time and passed House (67-Y 33-N)
2021-01-26	House	Printed as engrossed 21103448D-EH1
2021-01-26	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1847EH1
2021-01-26	House	Amendments by Delegate Scott agreed to
2021-01-26	House	Amendments by Delegate Scott withdrawn
2021-01-26	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21103448D-H1
2021-01-26	House	Read second time
2021-01-25	House	Passed by for the day
2021-01-22	House	Read first time
2021-01-21	House	Committee substitute printed 21103448D-H1
2021-01-21	House	Reported from General Laws with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
2021-01-19	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
2021-01-12	House	Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
2021-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2021-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100487D

HB1847 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
SB1254 (Same As) 2021-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0352)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	1	4030	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4031	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4032	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4039	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	4100	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1847
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1847+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1847H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1847EH1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1847S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1847ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0351+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1847AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1847AHR
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB1847AC
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1847F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1847FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1847FEH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1847FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB1847FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1103C0002+HB1847
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H11C0046+HB1847
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1193+HB1847
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S12C0114+HB1847
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S12V0011+HB1847
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0014HB1847+HB1847
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0029HB1847+HB1847
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1653+HB1847
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0180HB1847+HB1847
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1969+HB1847
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0515HB1847+HB1847