Virginia Senate Bill 1235 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Charitable gaming; exemptions from certain requirements for specified organizations. Requires qualified organizations that reasonably expect, on the basis of prior charitable gaming annual results or any other quantifiable method, to realize gross receipts of $40,000 or less from all charitable gaming other than raffles, conducted on a total of no more than seven days per calendar year, to register with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) on a form prescribed by the Department. Such form shall only require the organization to provide (i) proof of the organization's nonprofit status; (ii) contact information for the chief executive officer of the organization or his designee; (iii) the location, dates, and times of any expected charitable gaming activity; (iv) a description of the general nature of the anticipated charitable gaming activity; and (v) a signed attestation that the organization (a) does not reasonably expect to realize more than $40,000 in gross receipts on a total of no more than seven days per calendar year for the charitable gaming activities listed on the registration form, (b) understands that should the organization exceed the $40,000 threshold, it will be required to file a report of its receipts and disbursements, and (c) understands it shall be required to comply with the law and Department regulations governing charitable gaming. Under current law, any such organization is required to apply for a permit with the Department before conducting any charitable gaming. Charitable gaming; exemptions from certain requirements for specified organizations. Requires qualified organizations that reasonably expect, on the basis of prior charitable gaming annual results or any other quantifiable method, to realize gross receipts of $40,000 or less from all charitable gaming other than raffles, conducted on a total of no more than seven days per calendar year, to register with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) on a form prescribed by the Department. Such form shall only require the organization to provide (i) proof of the organization's nonprofit status; (ii) contact information for the chief executive officer of the organization or his designee; (iii) the location, dates, and times of any expected charitable gaming activity; (iv) a description of the general nature of the anticipated charitable gaming activity; and (v) a signed attestation that the organization (a) does not reasonably expect to realize more than $40,000 in gross receipts on a total of no more than seven days per calendar year for the charitable gaming activities listed on the registration form, (b) understands that should the organization exceed the $40,000 threshold, it will be required to file a report of its receipts and disbursements, and (c) understands it shall be required to comply with the law and Department regulations governing charitable gaming. Under current law, any such organization is required to apply for a permit with the Department before conducting any charitable gaming. The bill also provides that any qualified organization may, as part of its annual fundraising event, sell instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards provided that (1) any such instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards are dispensed by mechanical equipment only; (2) the sale of the same is limited to a single event of no more than seven days per calendar year; (3) any such event is open to the public; and (4) no such organization realizes actual gross receipts of more than $40,000 from the conduct of all charitable gaming other than raffles on a total of no more than seven days per calendar year. Under current law, only athletic associations, booster clubs, or band booster clubs may, as part of their annual fundraising event, sell instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards. Finally, the bill prohibits the Department from requiring a qualified organization that realizes annual gross receipts of $40,000 or less to file a report of its receipts and disbursements.

Charitable gaming; exemptions from certain requirements for specified organizations.

Sen. Mark Obenshain [R]

2023-02-14 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (86-Y 11-N) (Y: 86 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-09 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 19 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-26		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593)
2023-03-26		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 593 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-16	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-16	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-16	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1235ER)
2023-02-16	Senate	Enrolled
2023-02-14	House	VOTE: Passage (86-Y 11-N)
2023-02-14	House	Passed House (86-Y 11-N)
2023-02-14	House	Read third time
2023-02-13	House	Read second time
2023-02-09	House	Reported from General Laws (19-Y 3-N)
2023-02-09	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2023-02-09	House	Read first time
2023-02-09	House	Placed on Calendar
2023-02-03	Senate	Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2023-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-03	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1235S1
2023-02-03	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23105450D-S1
2023-02-03	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-03	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2023-01-25	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23105450D-S1
2023-01-25	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-17	Senate	Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2023-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102673D

HB2125 (Same As) 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0592)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	340.23	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.24:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.26:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
18	2	340.30	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1235
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1235+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1235S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1235ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0593+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105450D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1235F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1235FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1235FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S12V0066+SB1235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S05V0201+SB1235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0212SB1235+SB1235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0236SB1235+SB1235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0237SB1235+SB1235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H11V0143+SB1235
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1794+SB1235