VirginiaVirginia Gaming Commission; established, penalties, report.
What it does
Virginia Gaming Commission; established. Establishes the Virginia Gaming Commission as an independent agency of the Commonwealth, exclusive of the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of government, to oversee and regulate all forms of legal gambling in the Commonwealth except for the state lottery. The bill sets eligibility requirements for the appointment of a Commissioner and Virginia Gaming Commission Board members, provides powers and duties of such Commissioner and Board members, and provides for the transfer of current employees of relevant state agencies to the Commission.
More detail
The bill contains numerous technical amendments.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 4Left in AppropriationsLatest
- Jan 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2498)
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 25105578D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 29Impact statement from VCSC (HB2498)
- Jan 28Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Assigned GL sub: ABC/GamingMinor
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2498)
- Jan 13Impact statement from VCSC (HB2498)
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100172DIntroduced