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type: "Bill"
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title: "Gaming laws; enforcement, definitions, Gaming Enforcement Coordinator established."
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description: "Enforcement of illegal gaming laws; Charitable Gaming Fund established. Establishes the Charitable Gaming Fund (the Fund) as the depository of all fees and penalties collected by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) in its administration of charitable gaming laws. The bill allocates 50 percent of the collected funds to the Department to fund its costs of administering charitable gaming laws; five percent to the Virginia Lottery to fund the costs of the Illegal Gaming Enforcement Coordinator, a position created at the Virginia Lottery by the bill; one percent to the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund; and 44 percent to the general fund.The bill charges the Illegal Gaming Enforcement Coordinator with coordinating local, state, and federal enforcement of illegal gaming laws, defined as laws regulating gambling, charitable gaming, lottery games, sports betting, casino gaming, fantasy contests, and horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering, and with establishing a tip line for members of the public to report concerns about illegal gaming. The bill (i) directs the Department, under certain circumstances, to revise the fees levied by it for placement into the Fund so that the fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover the costs of administration and enforcement of charitable gaming laws and (ii) provides that beginning on July 1, 2024, 95 percent of moneys in the Fund shall be allocated to the Department to fund its costs of administering charitable gaming laws and five percent to the Virginia Lottery to fund the costs of the office of the Illegal Gaming Enforcement Coordinator."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "SB 401"
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citation: "Virginia SB 401 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["John J. Bell"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 50
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2022-01-11"
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last_action: "2022-04-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49294e0a-13ce-48ea-a645-720d06d3bfbb"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB401"
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source_hash: "01d0d9e02436a4f3d400c05e32897c09769ab92faf043be996e85812571a7299"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 401 (2022) — Gaming laws; enforcement, definitions, Gaming Enforcement Coordinator established.
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Enforcement of illegal gaming laws; Charitable Gaming Fund established. Establishes the Charitable Gaming Fund (the Fund) as the depository of all fees and penalties collected by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) in its administration of charitable gaming laws. The bill allocates 50 percent of the collected funds to the Department to fund its costs of administering charitable gaming laws; five percent to the Virginia Lottery to fund the costs of the Illegal Gaming Enforcement Coordinator, a position created at the Virginia Lottery by the bill; one percent to the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund; and 44 percent to the general fund.The bill charges the Illegal Gaming Enforcement Coordinator with coordinating local, state, and federal enforcement of illegal gaming laws, defined as laws regulating gambling, charitable gaming, lottery games, sports betting, casino gaming, fantasy contests, and horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering, and with establishing a tip line for members of the public to report concerns about illegal gaming. The bill (i) directs the Department, under certain circumstances, to revise the fees levied by it for placement into the Fund so that the fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover the costs of administration and enforcement of charitable gaming laws and (ii) provides that beginning on July 1, 2024, 95 percent of moneys in the Fund shall be allocated to the Department to fund its costs of administering charitable gaming laws and five percent to the Virginia Lottery to fund the costs of the office of the Illegal Gaming Enforcement Coordinator.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0721** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0721)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 22105797D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB401S1)
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3. **Committee substitute printed 22107110D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB401H1)
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4. **Governor's substitute printed 22108188D-S2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB401S2)
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5. **SB401ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB401ER)
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6. **SB401ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB401ER2)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Adoption (72-Y 28-N) — **72–27** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 0-N 3-A) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (36-Y 1-N 3-A) — **36–1** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N) — **21–1** (pass) · lower
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- House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N 3-A) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (76-Y 22-N) — **76–21** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- John J. Bell — primary (person)
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- Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
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- Bryce E. Reeves — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102802D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-11** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-26** Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-02** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-02** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-02** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-02** Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-02** Committee substitute printed 22105797D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2022-02-02** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (SB401)
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- **2022-02-10** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-14** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2022-02-14** Committee substitute agreed to 22105797D-S1
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- **2022-02-14** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB401S1
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- **2022-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-14** Passed Senate (36-Y 1-N 3-A) `passage`
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- **2022-02-17** Impact statement from DPB (SB401S1)
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- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar
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- **2022-02-22** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-22** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-24** Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-24** Committee substitute printed 22107110D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2022-02-28** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-01** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-01** Committee substitute agreed to 22107110D-H1
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- **2022-03-01** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB401H1
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- **2022-03-01** Passed House with substitute (76-Y 22-N) `passage`
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- **2022-03-01** VOTE: Passage (76-Y 22-N)
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- **2022-03-02** Impact statement from DPB (SB401H1)
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- **2022-03-02** House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N 3-A)
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- **2022-03-02** Title replaced 22107110D-H1
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- **2022-03-07** Enrolled
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- **2022-03-08** Impact statement from DPB (SB401ER)
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- **2022-03-08** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-08** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-11** Governor's recommendation received by Senate
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- **2022-04-11** Governor's substitute printed 22108188D-S2
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- **2022-04-27** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 0-N 3-A)
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- **2022-04-27** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (72-Y 28-N)
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- **2022-04-27** VOTE: Adoption (72-Y 28-N)
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- **2022-04-27** Governor's recommendation adopted
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- **2022-04-27** Reenrolled
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- **2022-04-27** Reenrolled bill text (SB401ER2)
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- **2022-04-27** Signed by President as reenrolled
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- **2022-04-27** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
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- **2022-04-27** Enacted, Chapter 721 (effective 7/1/22) `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49294e0a-13ce-48ea-a645-720d06d3bfbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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