SB1465
Illegal gambling; skill games, definitions, enforcement by localities and Attorney General.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Illegal gambling; skill games; civil penalty; enforcement by localities and Attorney General.
Provides that any person who conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns a gambling device that is located in an unregulated location is subject to a civil penalty of up to $25,000. The bill provides that the Attorney General, an attorney for the Commonwealth, or the attorney for any locality ... (More) may cause an action in equity to be brought in the name of the Commonwealth or of the locality, as applicable, to enjoin the operation of a gambling device in violation of this section and may request attachment against all such devices and any moneys within such devices. The bill provides that any civil penalties brought in the name of the Commonwealth shall be paid into the Literary Fund and that any civil penalties brought in the name of a locality shall be paid into the general fund of the locality. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/22/2021 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 21102212D
- 01/22/2021 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/29/2021 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1465)
- 02/01/2021 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/2021 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/03/2021 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2021 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/2021 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/04/2021 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/04/2021 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1465E
- 02/04/2021 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 21102212D-E
- 02/04/2021 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2021 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2021 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1465E)
- 02/07/2021 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/2021 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2021 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/08/2021 - House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice
- 02/12/2021 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/12/2021 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/2021 - House: Read second time
- 02/17/2021 - House: Read third time
- 02/17/2021 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/17/2021 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/17/2021 - House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2021 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2021 - Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 37-N)
- 02/22/2021 - House: House insisted on amendments
- 02/22/2021 - House: House requested conference committee
- 02/23/2021 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2021 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/2021 - Senate: Senators: Reeves, Stanley, Morrissey
- 02/24/2021 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/2021 - House: Delegates: Scott, Edmunds, Heretick
- 02/25/2021 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/25/2021 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 7-N)
- 02/25/2021 - House: VOTE: Agreed To (92-Y 7-N)
- 02/27/2021 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 03/09/2021 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/2021 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1465ER)
- 03/09/2021 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2021 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1465ER)
- 03/11/2021 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/2021 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
- 03/15/2021 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/24/2021 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 329 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/24/2021 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0329)
