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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HB 1847 Sports betting; clarifies certain procedures.

Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Sports betting. Directs the Virginia Lottery (the Lottery) in issuing permits to operate sports betting platforms to give substantial and preferred consideration to any applicant that provides any of the following: (i) a description of any equity interest owned by minority individuals or minority-owned businesses, (ii) a detailed plan to achieve increased minority equity investment, (iii) a description of all efforts made to seek equity investment from minority individuals or minority-owned businesses, or (iv) a plan detailing efforts made to solicit participation of minority individuals or minority-owned businesses in the applicant's purchase of goods and services related to the sports betting platform or to provide assistance to a historically disadvantaged community or historically black colleges and universities located within the Commonwealth.

The bill clarifies the types of events on which sports betting is allowed and provides that a permit issued to a casino operator shall not count toward the maximum of 12 permits that the Director of the Lottery can issue. The bill makes technical amendments related to the interaction between sports betting law and casino gaming law. This bill is identical to SB 1254.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100487D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/21/21  House: Committee substitute printed 21103448D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 01/26/21  House: Printed as engrossed 21103448D-EH1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/10/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21200114D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/09/21  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1847ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/25/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0351)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• House amendments adopted
• House amendments not adopted
• Conference amendments

HISTORY

• 01/07/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100487D
• 01/07/21  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/12/21  House: Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
• 01/19/21  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
• 01/21/21  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (17-Y 4-N)
• 01/21/21  House: Committee substitute printed 21103448D-H1
• 01/22/21  House: Read first time
• 01/25/21  House: Passed by for the day
• 01/26/21  House: Read second time
• 01/26/21  House: Committee substitute agreed to 21103448D-H1
• 01/26/21  House: Amendments by Delegate Scott withdrawn
• 01/26/21  House: Amendments by Delegate Scott agreed to
• 01/26/21  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1847EH1
• 01/26/21  House: Printed as engrossed 21103448D-EH1
• 01/27/21  House: Read third time and passed House (67-Y 33-N)
• 01/27/21  House: VOTE: Passage (67-Y 33-N)
• 01/28/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/28/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/05/21  Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21200114D-S1
• 02/10/21  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 1-N 1-A)
• 02/12/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/21  Senate: Read third time
• 02/15/21  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/15/21  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21200114D-S1
• 02/15/21  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1847S1
• 02/15/21  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 13-N)
• 02/17/21  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/17/21  House: Senate substitute rejected by House 21200114D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
• 02/17/21  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
• 02/19/21  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/21  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 02/22/21  House: House acceded to request
• 02/22/21  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/22/21  House: Delegates: Sickles, Torian, Knight
• 02/23/21  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/23/21  Senate: Senators: McPike, Mason, Pillion
• 02/25/21  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 02/25/21  House: Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 28-N)
• 02/25/21  House: VOTE: Agreed To (61-Y 28-N)
• 02/27/21  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 10-N)
• 03/09/21  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/21  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1847ER)
• 03/09/21  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/21  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/21  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
• 03/15/21  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
• 03/25/21  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 351 (effective 7/1/21)
• 03/25/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0351)