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Bill

Lottery Board; regulation and control of casino gaming, definitions.

Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming. Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. The bill specifies the requirements for licensure of casino gaming operators and the conduct of casino gaming and imposes criminal and civil penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. The location of casino gaming establishments shall be limited to eligible host cities that meet specified criteria: the Cities of Portsmouth, Richmond, Norfolk, Danville, and Bristol. The bill requires each eligible host city to hold a referendum on the question of whether to allow casino gaming in the city and, with the exception of the City of Richmond, to hold such referendum at the November 2020 general election. The bill imposes a tax ranging from 18 to 30 percent of the adjusted gross receipts of licensees, based upon a licensee's annual adjusted gross receipts, and provides for disbursement of the tax revenues. The bill requires the Board to establish a voluntary exclusion program allowing individuals to voluntarily list themselves as being barred from entering a casino gaming establishment or other facility under the jurisdiction of the Board. The bill establishes the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, administered by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and the Virginia Indigenous People's Trust Fund, both of which are funded by proceeds from the casino gaming tax revenues. The bill also establishes the Regional Improvement Commission, consisting of a representative of each jurisdiction composing the transportation district in which the City of Bristol is located, to receive disbursements of gaming tax revenues and to prioritize and fund improvements in those jurisdictions. The bill requires the Virginia Racing Commission to authorize an additional 600 historical horse racing terminals each time a local referendum held by an eligible host city is approved, provided that the total number of additional machines does not exceed 2,000 statewide, and includes other provisions relating to the placement of historical horse racing terminals in the Commonwealth. The bill incorporates HB 374, HB 428, HB 560, HB 1343, and HB 1661 and is identical to SB 36.

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Virginia General Assembly

2020

HB 4

Virginia HB 4 (2020)

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Barry D. Knight

2019-11-18

2020-04-22

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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB4

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https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

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Virginia HB 4 (2020) — Lottery Board; regulation and control of casino gaming, definitions.

Version chain

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

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1197) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB4ER) (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB4EH1 (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from VCSC (HB4H2) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from VCSC (HB4S1) (committee substitute) — source
Reenrolled bill text (HB4ER2) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (29-Y 11-N) — 29–11 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Passage (61-Y 33-N) — 60–33 (pass) · lower
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 1-N) — 11–1 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Adoption (60-Y 35-N) — 59–35 (pass) · lower
Reported from Appropriations with amendments (17-Y 4-N) — 17–4 (pass) · lower
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N) — 6–1 (pass) · lower
Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 8-N) — 11–8 (pass) · lower
Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 11-N) — 29–11 (pass) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower
VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 91-N) — 2–90 (fail) · lower
Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N) — 27–12 (pass) · upper
VOTE: (66-Y 29-N) — 65–29 (pass) · lower
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) — 13–2 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

2019-11-18 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101085D introduction
2019-11-18 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
2020-01-17 Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming referral-committee
2020-02-03 Impact statement from DPB (HB4)
2020-02-04 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
2020-02-04 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
2020-02-04 Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2020-02-06 Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 8-N) committee-passage
2020-02-06 Committee substitute printed 20107727D-H1 substitution
2020-02-06 Incorporates HB1343 (Bourne)
2020-02-06 Incorporates HB1661 (Carr)
2020-02-06 Incorporates HB374 (Kilgore)
2020-02-06 Incorporates HB560 (Lindsey)
2020-02-06 Incorporates HB428 (Scott)
2020-02-06 Referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
2020-02-07 Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety referral-committee
2020-02-07 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
2020-02-07 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
2020-02-07 Reported from Appropriations with amendments (17-Y 4-N) committee-passage
2020-02-09 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-10 Impact statement from VCSC (HB4H1)
2020-02-10 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2020-02-10 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-10 Committee on General Laws substitute agreed to 20107727D-H1
2020-02-10 Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
2020-02-10 Amendment by Delegate Bourne agreed to amendment-passage
2020-02-10 Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB4EH1
2020-02-10 Printed as engrossed 20107727D-EH1
2020-02-11 Read third time and passed House (61-Y 33-N) passage, reading-3
2020-02-11 VOTE: Passage (61-Y 33-N)
2020-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-12 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
2020-02-18 Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming referral-committee
2020-02-19 Impact statement from DPB (HB4EH1)
2020-02-19 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 1-N) committee-passage
2020-02-19 Committee substitute printed 20108623D-S1 substitution
2020-02-19 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
2020-02-21 Impact statement from VCSC (HB4S1)
2020-02-21 Impact statement from DPB (HB4S1)
2020-02-25 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) committee-passage
2020-02-26 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-26 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-26 Committee substitute agreed to 20108623D-S1
2020-02-26 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB4S1
2020-02-26 Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 11-N) passage
2020-02-26 Senate substitute rejected by House 20108623D-S1 (2-Y 91-N)
2020-02-26 VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 91-N)
2020-02-26 Senate requested conference committee
2020-02-26 Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-27 House acceded to request
2020-02-27 Conferees appointed by House
2020-02-27 Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-07 Amended by conference committee
2020-03-07 Conference substitute printed 20109737D-H2
2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N)
2020-03-08 Passed by temporarily
2020-03-08 Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N)
2020-03-08 VOTE: Adoption (60-Y 35-N)
2020-03-09 Impact statement from VCSC (HB4H2)
2020-03-13 Impact statement from DPB (HB4H2)
2020-03-18 Enrolled
2020-03-18 Signed by President
2020-03-19 Impact statement from DPB (HB4ER)
2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by House
2020-04-22 Placed on Calendar
2020-04-22 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (66-Y 29-N)
2020-04-22 VOTE: (66-Y 29-N)
2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (29-Y 11-N)
2020-04-22 Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22 Reenrolled
2020-04-22 Reenrolled bill text (HB4ER2)
2020-04-22 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Enacted, Chapter 1197 (effective 7/1/20) became-law

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5da93a55-6a09-46a6-9a11-41320dcb9dff. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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