Virginia House Bill 2335 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-10 - Left in General Laws
Pending: House General Laws Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Virginia Racing Commission to permit pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast horse racing from outside the Commonwealth. Provides for the Virginia Racing Commission to permit pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast horse racing from outside the Commonwealth in the absence of a contract between the licensee and the recognized majority horseman's group. Under the bill, the Commission may permit wagering on simulcast horse racing to continue and require that the statutory amounts designated for purses and prizes generated by wagering on simulcast horse racing from outside the Commonwealth be deposited into the State Racing Operations Fund within five days from the date on which the licensee receives wagers until a new approved contract has been executed by the licensee and the recognized majority horseman's group. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast horse racing; certain wagering outside of Commonwealth permitted.

Del. Christopher Peace [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-10	House	Left in General Laws
2015-02-03	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2015-02-02	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
2015-01-23	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2015-01-23	House	Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 15100018D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB2335
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2335+hil