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Bill Casino gaming; requirements for issuance of operator's license, human trafficking training. Casino gaming; requirements for issuance ofoperator's license; human trafficking training. Requires applicantsfor operator's licenses to have established a policy requiring alllicense and permit holders who interact directly with the publicin the casino gaming establishment to complete a training courseacceptable to the Virginia Lottery Department in how to recognizeand report suspected human trafficking in order to be eligible forthe issuance of an operator's license. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2021 HB 1944 Virginia HB 1944 (2021)
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Virginia HB 1944 (2021) — Casino gaming; requirements for issuance of operator's license, human trafficking training.

Casino gaming; requirements for issuance ofoperator's license; human trafficking training. Requires applicantsfor operator's licenses to have established a policy requiring alllicense and permit holders who interact directly with the publicin the casino gaming establishment to complete a training courseacceptable to the Virginia Lottery Department in how to recognizeand report suspected human trafficking in order to be eligible forthe issuance of an operator's license.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0015 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB1944ER (committee substitute) — source
  3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102546D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) — 210 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Shelly A. Simonds — primary (person)
  • Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • Chris L. Hurst — cosponsor (person)
  • Jason S. Miyares — cosponsor (person)
  • Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
  • Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
  • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
  • Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102546D introduction
  • 2021-01-11 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2021-01-15 Impact statement from DPB (HB1944)
  • 2021-01-17 Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming referral-committee
  • 2021-01-19 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-01-21 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-01-22 Read first time reading-1
  • 2021-01-25 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2021-01-26 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2021-01-26 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-01-27 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2021-01-27 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-10 Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-15 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-15 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2021-02-17 Enrolled
  • 2021-02-17 Impact statement from DPB (HB1944ER)
  • 2021-02-17 Signed by President
  • 2021-02-18 Signed by Speaker
  • 2021-02-19 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021
  • 2021-02-19 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021
  • 2021-02-25 Approved by Governor-Chapter 15 (effective 7/1/21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/69bd90b3-aec0-4135-9143-5cbae835e452. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).