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Bill Charitable gaming; electronic gaming is restricted to social organizations, etc. Charitable gaming; social organizations and social quarters; electronic gaming. Provides that the conduct of electronic gaming, defined in the bill, is restricted to qualified social organizations on their premises or other qualified organizations that lease the premises of a qualified social organization pursuant to the guidelines set out in the bill. The bill eliminates the exceptions related to the sale of instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards or the conduct of bingo games in current law for veterans and fraternal organizations. The bill provides that such qualified organizations shall be subject to two prohibitions that, under current law, apply to all other organizations, as defined in relevant law: (i) they are prohibited from selling instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards or conducting bingo games outside of their home locality and (ii) they are prohibited from offering such games at an establishment that has been granted a license by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority unless they hold such license. The bill provides that, with the exception of social organizations qualified under § 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, all gross receipts attributable to electronic gaming shall be reported to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) and shall be subject to application, audit, and administration fees. Under the provisions of the bill, social organizations that are exempt from taxation pursuant to § 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code are permitted to conduct electronic gaming until such organizations reach $200,000 in electronic gaming adjusted gross receipts, defined in the bill, during any 12-month period. Such organizations are required to report their adjusted gross receipts to the Department and are subject to application, audit, and administration fees based on their adjusted gross receipts. The bill provides that application fees shall be paid to the Department by the qualified organization and that audit fees may be paid to the Department either by the qualified organization or the electronic gaming manufacturer that provides electronic gaming devices to such organization. The bill imposes on any person or organization conducting charitable gaming without a permit a civil penalty of not less than $25,000 and not more than $50,000 per incident. Finally, the bill sets out via a second enactment provisions that require qualified organizations permitted to conduct electronic gaming to report and pay all required fees to the Department based on such organization's electronic gaming adjusted gross receipts. The provisions of the first enactment of the bill requiring the use of a qualified organization's electronic gaming gross receipts for the purpose of reporting and payment of required fees has an expiration date of July 1, 2024. The provisions of the second enactment of the bill requiring the use of a qualified organization's electronic gaming adjusted gross receipts for the purpose of reporting and payment of required fees has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024. This bill is identical to HB 763. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2022 SB 403 Virginia SB 403 (2022)
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Virginia SB 403 (2022) — Charitable gaming; electronic gaming is restricted to social organizations, etc.

Charitable gaming; social organizations and social quarters; electronic gaming. Provides that the conduct of electronic gaming, defined in the bill, is restricted to qualified social organizations on their premises or other qualified organizations that lease the premises of a qualified social organization pursuant to the guidelines set out in the bill. The bill eliminates the exceptions related to the sale of instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards or the conduct of bingo games in current law for veterans and fraternal organizations. The bill provides that such qualified organizations shall be subject to two prohibitions that, under current law, apply to all other organizations, as defined in relevant law: (i) they are prohibited from selling instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards or conducting bingo games outside of their home locality and (ii) they are prohibited from offering such games at an establishment that has been granted a license by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority unless they hold such license. The bill provides that, with the exception of social organizations qualified under § 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, all gross receipts attributable to electronic gaming shall be reported to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) and shall be subject to application, audit, and administration fees. Under the provisions of the bill, social organizations that are exempt from taxation pursuant to § 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code are permitted to conduct electronic gaming until such organizations reach $200,000 in electronic gaming adjusted gross receipts, defined in the bill, during any 12-month period. Such organizations are required to report their adjusted gross receipts to the Department and are subject to application, audit, and administration fees based on their adjusted gross receipts. The bill provides that application fees shall be paid to the Department by the qualified organization and that audit fees may be paid to the Department either by the qualified organization or the electronic gaming manufacturer that provides electronic gaming devices to such organization. The bill imposes on any person or organization conducting charitable gaming without a permit a civil penalty of not less than $25,000 and not more than $50,000 per incident. Finally, the bill sets out via a second enactment provisions that require qualified organizations permitted to conduct electronic gaming to report and pay all required fees to the Department based on such organization's electronic gaming adjusted gross receipts. The provisions of the first enactment of the bill requiring the use of a qualified organization's electronic gaming gross receipts for the purpose of reporting and payment of required fees has an expiration date of July 1, 2024. The provisions of the second enactment of the bill requiring the use of a qualified organization's electronic gaming adjusted gross receipts for the purpose of reporting and payment of required fees has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024. This bill is identical to HB 763.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0722 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 22107012D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Conference substitute printed 22107787D-S2 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Governor's substitute printed 22108178D-S3 (committee substitute) — source
  5. SB403ER (committee substitute) — source
  6. SB403ER2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 1-N 3-A) — 361 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 45-N) — 5544 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 2-N 3-A) — 352 (pass) · upper
  • Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N 3-A) — 370 (pass) · upper
  • House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 37-N 3-A) — 037 (fail) · upper
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 0-N 3-A) — 370 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N 1-A) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) — 5147 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 39-N) — 5638 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws with substitute (17-Y 5-N) — 175 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bryce E. Reeves — primary (person)
  • Adam P. Ebbin — cosponsor (person)
  • John J. Bell — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22104080D introduction
  • 2022-01-11 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2022-01-26 Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming referral-committee
  • 2022-01-27 Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-01-31 Impact statement from DPB (SB403)
  • 2022-02-02 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-02 Committee substitute printed 22105808D-S1 substitution
  • 2022-02-02 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2022-02-04 Impact statement from VCSC (SB403S1)
  • 2022-02-10 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N 1-A) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-14 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-02-14 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2022-02-14 Committee substitute agreed to 22105808D-S1
  • 2022-02-14 Reading of amendment waived
  • 2022-02-14 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 2022-02-14 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB403ES1
  • 2022-02-14 Printed as engrossed 22105808D-ES1
  • 2022-02-15 Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 2-N 3-A) passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-17 Impact statement from DPB (SB403ES1)
  • 2022-02-22 Placed on Calendar
  • 2022-02-22 Read first time reading-1
  • 2022-02-22 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2022-02-24 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-02-24 Reported from General Laws with substitute (17-Y 5-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-02-24 Committee substitute printed 22107012D-H1 substitution
  • 2022-02-25 Impact statement from VCSC (SB403H1)
  • 2022-02-28 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-03-01 Read third time reading-3
  • 2022-03-01 Committee substitute agreed to 22107012D-H1
  • 2022-03-01 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB403H1
  • 2022-03-01 Passed House with substitute (51-Y 48-N) passage
  • 2022-03-01 VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N)
  • 2022-03-01 Impact statement from DPB (SB403H1)
  • 2022-03-02 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 37-N 3-A)
  • 2022-03-02 House insisted on substitute
  • 2022-03-02 House requested conference committee
  • 2022-03-02 Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N 3-A)
  • 2022-03-02 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2022-03-02 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2022-03-11 Amended by conference committee
  • 2022-03-11 Conference substitute printed 22107787D-S2
  • 2022-03-11 Impact statement from VCSC (SB403S2)
  • 2022-03-11 Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 1-N 3-A)
  • 2022-03-11 Conference report agreed to by House (56-Y 39-N)
  • 2022-03-11 VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 39-N)
  • 2022-03-21 Enrolled
  • 2022-03-21 Signed by President
  • 2022-03-22 Signed by Speaker
  • 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
  • 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
  • 2022-04-03 Impact statement from DPB (SB403ER)
  • 2022-04-11 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  • 2022-04-11 Governor's substitute printed 22108178D-S3
  • 2022-04-27 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 0-N 3-A)
  • 2022-04-27 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (55-Y 45-N)
  • 2022-04-27 VOTE: Adoption (55-Y 45-N)
  • 2022-04-27 Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 2022-04-27 Reenrolled
  • 2022-04-27 Reenrolled bill text (SB403ER2)
  • 2022-04-27 Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 2022-04-27 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 2022-04-27 Enacted, Chapter 722 (effective 7/1/22) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4ddf06ff-3977-4752-933c-65035625c311. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).