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Bill

Illegal gambling; definitions, skill games.

Illegal gambling; skill games; exception. Includes the playing or offering for play of any skill game in the definition of "illegal gambling." The bill also includes skill games within the definition of "gambling devices." The bill defines a "skill game" as an electronic, computerized, or mechanical contrivance, terminal, machine, or other device that requires the insertion of a coin, currency, ticket, token, or similar object to operate, activate, or play a game, the outcome of which is determined by any element of skill of the player and that may deliver or entitle the person playing or operating the device to receive cash; cash equivalents, gift cards, vouchers, billets, tickets, tokens, or electronic credits to be exchanged for cash; merchandise; or anything of value whether the payoff is made automatically from the device or manually. The bill exempts family entertainment centers from the prohibition against the playing or offering of any skill game, provided the prize won or distributed to a player by the skill games offered by such centers is a noncash, merchandise prize or a voucher, billet, ticket, token, or electronic credit redeemable only for a noncash, merchandise prize that also meets certain other requirements.The provisions related to the prohibition of skill games have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021. The bill provides for a one-year phase-out of currently existing skill games. Each distributor, defined as a person who distributes skill games to Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) licensees and truck stops, would pay a monthly tax of $1,200 for each skill game provided for play during the previous month. Revenues would accrue two percent to the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, two percent to the ABC for administering the bill's provisions, 12 percent to localities in which the skill games are located, and 84 percent to the COVID-19 Relief Fund, created by the bill. The COVID-19 Relief Fund would be used by the Governor solely for the purposes of responding to the Commonwealth's needs related to the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 pandemic.Distributors would be required to report monthly to the ABC the number of skill games provided for play. Distributors would be prohibited from increasing the number of machines above the number provided for play as of July 1, 2020 and would be prohibited from operating new skill games. Distributors would be subject to a civil penalty of up to $50,000 for violations the provisions of the bill.The remaining provisions of the bill, which prohibit skill games, would become effective on July 1, 2021. This bill is identical to HB 881.

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Virginia General Assembly

2020

SB 971

Virginia SB 971 (2020)

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enacted

Janet D. Howell

2020-01-15

2020-04-22

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https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB971

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Virginia SB 971 (2020) — Illegal gambling; definitions, skill games.

Version chain

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

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1277) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB971ER) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB971S1) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB971S2) (committee substitute) — source
Reenrolled bill text (SB971ER2) (committee substitute) — source
SB971S3 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
House amendments rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N) — 1–38 (fail) · upper
VOTE: (76-Y 16-N) — 75–16 (pass) · lower
VOTE: Passage (63-Y 29-N 1-A) — 62–29 (pass) · lower
Reported from General Laws with amendments (17-Y 4-N) — 17–4 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 2-N) — 14–2 (pass) · upper
Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 11-N) — 28–11 (pass) · upper
Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N) — 27–12 (pass) · upper
Amendments specific and severable (36-Y 4-N) — 36–4 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 16-N 2-A) — 77–16 (pass) · lower
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (32-Y 8-N) — 32–8 (pass) · upper
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 1-N) — 13–1 (pass) · upper
Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N) — 31–9 (pass) · upper
Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

2020-01-15 Presented and ordered printed 20105453D introduction
2020-01-15 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
2020-01-16 Impact statement from VCSC (SB971)
2020-01-21 Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming referral-committee
2020-01-29 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 1-N) committee-passage
2020-01-29 Incorporates SB908 (Norment)
2020-01-29 Incorporates SB909 (Norment)
2020-01-29 Committee substitute printed 20106113D-S1 substitution
2020-01-29 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
2020-01-30 Impact statement from DPB (SB971S1)
2020-02-05 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 2-N) committee-passage
2020-02-06 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-07 Floor substitute printed 20107973D-S2 (Ruff)
2020-02-07 Passed by for the day
2020-02-10 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-10 Substitute by Senator Ruff withdrawn 20107973D-S2
2020-02-10 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-10 Committee substitute agreed to 20106113D-S1
2020-02-10 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB971S1
2020-02-11 Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N) passage, reading-3
2020-02-14 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-14 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-14 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
2020-02-14 Impact statement from DPB (SB971S2)
2020-02-18 Reported from General Laws with amendments (17-Y 4-N) committee-passage
2020-02-20 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-21 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-21 Committee amendments agreed to
2020-02-21 Engrossed by House as amended
2020-02-21 Passed House with amendments (63-Y 29-N 1-A) passage
2020-02-21 VOTE: Passage (63-Y 29-N 1-A)
2020-02-25 Passed by for the day
2020-02-26 House amendments rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N)
2020-02-26 House insisted on amendments
2020-02-26 House requested conference committee
2020-02-26 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26 Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-02-27 Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-05 Amended by conference committee
2020-03-05 Conference report agreed to by House (78-Y 16-N 2-A)
2020-03-05 VOTE: Adoption (78-Y 16-N 2-A)
2020-03-07 Passed by temporarily
2020-03-08 Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 11-N)
2020-03-08 Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2020-03-08 Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N)
2020-03-18 Enrolled
2020-03-18 Signed by President
2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-20 Impact statement from DPB (SB971ER)
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 Senate
2020-04-11 Governor's substitute printed 20110199D-S3
2020-04-22 Amendments specific and severable (36-Y 4-N)
2020-04-22 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (32-Y 8-N)
2020-04-22 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (76-Y 16-N)
2020-04-22 VOTE: (76-Y 16-N)
2020-04-22 Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22 Reenrolled
2020-04-22 Reenrolled bill text (SB971ER2)
2020-04-22 Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22 Enacted, Chapter 1277 (effective - see bill) became-law

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/262b1920-e488-4e21-a4de-7c225bb1577d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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