---
type: "Bill"
title: "Charitable gaming; modifies definition of organization."
description: "Charitable gaming; modifies definition of organization."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2419"
citation: "Virginia HB 2419 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wampler"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cc8f812-6682-4929-9aff-79d606ef07db"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2419"
source_hash: "f15efa628be4e56acc2aa00e07e110809e05365879175d1a57c0ee2740c40c70"
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 2419 (2023) — Charitable gaming; modifies definition of organization.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0594** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0594)
2. **HB2419ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2419ER)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 23104215D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2419)
4. **Printed as engrossed 23104215D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2419E)

## Votes

- Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (94-Y 5-N) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N) — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wampler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Presented and ordered printed 23104215D `introduction`
- **2023-01-18** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23** Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23** Impact statement from DPB (HB2419)
- **2023-01-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- **2023-01-26** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-26** Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-30** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-01-31** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-01-31** Engrossed by House as amended HB2419E
- **2023-01-31** Printed as engrossed 23104215D-E
- **2023-02-01** Passed by temporarily
- **2023-02-01** Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-01** VOTE: Passage (94-Y 5-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-02** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06** Impact statement from DPB (HB2419E)
- **2023-02-08** Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-13** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-13** Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-16** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-02-16** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2419ER) `passage`
- **2023-02-16** Impact statement from DPB (HB2419ER)
- **2023-02-16** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-16** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-26** Approved by Governor-Chapter 594 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-26** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0594)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6cc8f812-6682-4929-9aff-79d606ef07db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).