---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gaming Regulatory Fund; established."
description: "Gaming Regulatory Fund; established."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1617"
citation: "Virginia HB 1617 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fowler"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 55
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2023-01-07"
last_action: "2023-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5815910e-060c-4d4e-bd04-4aeb6ba9ecec"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1617"
source_hash: "cc075d29880263a8baf513a28d063b9455775194808518d6b37ca80e6bd68d0b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1617 (2023) — Gaming Regulatory Fund; established.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0586** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0586)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23106260D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1617H1)
3. **Committee substitute printed 23107092D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1617S1)
4. **Conference substitute printed 23107461D-H2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1617H2)
5. **HB1617ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1617ER)
6. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101323D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1617)

## Votes

- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Finance (21-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Adoption (85-Y 7-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N 2-A) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (93-Y 4-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 2-N 2-A) — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fowler — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101323D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-07** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** Impact statement from DPB (HB1617)
- **2023-01-25** Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- **2023-01-27** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Reported from Finance (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-01** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-03** Committee substitute printed 23106260D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Impact statement from DPB (HB1617H1)
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Committee substitute agreed to 23106260D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1617H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-07** Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** VOTE: Passage (93-Y 4-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-02-16** Committee substitute printed 23107092D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-21** Impact statement from DPB (HB1617S1)
- **2023-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Reading of substitute waived
- **2023-02-21** Committee substitute agreed to 23107092D-S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-21** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1617S1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-21** Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 2-N 2-A) `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Senate substitute rejected by House 23107092D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
- **2023-02-22** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
- **2023-02-23** Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 1-N) `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** House acceded to request
- **2023-02-23** Conferees appointed by House
- **2023-02-23** Delegates: Fowler, Brewer, Bennett-Parker
- **2023-02-23** Conferees appointed by Senate
- **2023-02-23** Senators: McPike, Locke, Reeves
- **2023-02-24** Amended by conference committee
- **2023-02-24** Conference substitute printed 23107461D-H2
- **2023-02-24** Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N 2-A) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Conference report agreed to by House (85-Y 7-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** VOTE: Adoption (85-Y 7-N)
- **2023-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB1617H2)
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1617ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Impact statement from DPB (HB1617ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-26** Approved by Governor-Chapter 586 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-26** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0586)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5815910e-060c-4d4e-bd04-4aeb6ba9ecec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).