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type: "Bill"
title: "Gaming; posting of illegal gaming tip line information."
description: "Gaming; posting of illegal gaming tip line information. Requires those legally authorized to sell Virginia lottery tickets or conduct charitable gaming, horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering, and casino gaming in the Commonwealth to post in a conspicuous place on their premises a sign that bears the toll-free telephone number and website of the illegal gaming tip line established and administered by the Office of the Gaming Enforcement Coordinator in the Department of State Police for members of the public to report concerns about, or suspected instances of, illegal gaming activities. This bill incorporates SB 348."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 397"
citation: "Virginia SB 397 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adam P. Ebbin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-04-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab9d7a19-2f77-4e77-a44b-008305788929"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB397"
source_hash: "1c2ef78fb2ea85896f6b956091e54b8af62bac889c2ecb4183b6c46bb4d7e54f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---
# Virginia SB 397 (2024) — Gaming; posting of illegal gaming tip line information.
Gaming; posting of illegal gaming tip line information. Requires those legally authorized to sell Virginia lottery tickets or conduct charitable gaming, horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering, and casino gaming in the Commonwealth to post in a conspicuous place on their premises a sign that bears the toll-free telephone number and website of the illegal gaming tip line established and administered by the Office of the Gaming Enforcement Coordinator in the Department of State Police for members of the public to report concerns about, or suspected instances of, illegal gaming activities. This bill incorporates SB 348.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **CHAP0593** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0593)
2. **Committee substitute printed 24106112D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB397S1)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101320D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB397)
4. **SB397ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB397ER)
## Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **70** (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) — **220** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — **960** (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **370** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Adam P. Ebbin — primary (person)
- Bryce E. Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101320D `filing, introduction`
- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-23** Impact statement from DPB (SB397)
- **2024-01-24** Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-01-24** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2024-01-24** Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-24** Committee substitute printed 24106112D-S1 `substitution`
- **2024-01-24** Incorporates SB348 (Reeves)
- **2024-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- **2024-01-26** Impact statement from DPB (SB397S1)
- **2024-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-29** Reading of substitute waived
- **2024-01-29** Committee substitute agreed to 24106112D-S1 `substitution`
- **2024-01-29** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB397S1 `substitution`
- **2024-01-30** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** Placed on Calendar
- **2024-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-13** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-22** Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-27** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-03-04** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB397ER) `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Impact statement from DPB (SB397ER)
- **2024-03-07** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-05** Approved by Governor-Chapter 593 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-05** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab9d7a19-2f77-4e77-a44b-008305788929`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).