HB1987
Charitable gaming; organizations exempt from certain fees, temporary permits authorized, limitation.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Charitable gaming; temporary permits; limitations; definitions.
Authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to issue a temporary permit to certain qualified organizations authorizing such organizations to sell instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards upon premises located anywhere in the Commonwealth during a convention, conference, or related event lasting no more than seven days held ... (More) by the organization's affiliated state, regional, or national organization up to four times per year, as designated in the temporary permit. Current law limits the sale of such games by a qualified organization to premises that are owned or exclusively and entirely leased by such organization or premises leased by the organization from any social organization for the purpose of selling such games. The bill also amends the definitions of "organization" and "social organization" for the purpose of charitable gaming in the Commonwealth to include (i) an organization (a) established on or before December 31, 1963, as a result of its members being prohibited from joining similar existing organizations because of laws such as the Public Assemblages Act of 1926; (b) that is exempt from income tax pursuant to § 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (c) that is operated, and has always been operated, for community awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural service activities; and (ii) an organization established on or before December 31, 1977, that is exempt from income tax pursuant to § 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code and is incorporated, in part, to raise funds for donation to organizations whose missions include promoting early detection of and public education about and supporting research and treatment options for heart disease and various cancers. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/10/2023 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101976D
- 01/10/2023 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/20/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1987)
- 01/23/2023 - House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/31/2023 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/31/2023 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/31/2023 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2023 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/02/2023 - House: Committee substitute printed 23104704D-H1
- 02/05/2023 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1987H1)
- 02/06/2023 - House: Read second time
- 02/06/2023 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 23104704D-H1
- 02/06/2023 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1987H1
- 02/07/2023 - House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 6-N)
- 02/07/2023 - House: VOTE: Passage (91-Y 6-N)
- 02/08/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/16/2023 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/20/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Floor substitute printed 23107198D-S1 (Rouse)
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Substitute by Senator Rouse agreed to 23107198D-S1
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1987S1
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (34-Y 3-N 2-A)
- 02/21/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1987S1)
- 02/22/2023 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 23107198D-S1 (86-Y 9-N)
- 02/22/2023 - House: VOTE: Adoption (86-Y 9-N)
- 03/07/2023 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2023 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1987ER)
- 03/07/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1987ER)
- 03/08/2023 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/2023 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/2023 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/2023 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/27/2023 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/12/2023 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/12/2023 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 2-N)
- 04/12/2023 - House: VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 2-N)
- 04/12/2023 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 0-N 3-A)
- 04/12/2023 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/12/2023 - House: Reenrolled
- 04/12/2023 - House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1987ER2)
- 04/12/2023 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/12/2023 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/12/2023 - House: Enacted, Chapter 787 (effective 7/1/23)
- 04/12/2023 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0787)
