VA HB527 | 2025 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB527

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-27 - Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Charitable Sports Raffle Act established; penalties. Establishes the Charitable Sports Raffles Act for the purpose of authorizing athletic event drawings, defined in the bill, to be conducted by affiliated nonprofit organizations that conduct such drawings in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill places limits on when and where an athletic event drawing may be held and requires the prize amount of any such drawing to be 50 percent of the total amount collected from the sale of the tickets. The bill requires the organization to donate a certain percentage of the remaining funds in accordance with Department regulations and imposes certain civil and criminal penalties for violations of the provisions of the bill.

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Title

Charitable Sports Raffle Act; established, penalties.

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Roll Calls

2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (92-Y 6-N) (Y: 92 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-27SenateContinued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
2024-02-14SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-02-14SenateCommittee substitute printed 24107705D-S1
2024-02-14SenateReported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2024-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-07HouseVOTE: Passage (92-Y 6-N)
2024-02-07HouseRead third time and passed House (92-Y 6-N)
2024-02-06HouseRead second time and engrossed
2024-02-05HouseRead first time
2024-02-01HouseReported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
2024-01-30HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-26HouseAssigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
2024-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2024-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100941D

Same As/Similar To

HB527 (Carry Over) 2024-02-27 - Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)

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