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Bill Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing, percentage retained for distribution. Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing; percentage retained for distribution. Provides that with respect to all authorized historical horse racing terminals, of the amount that a horse racing licensee retains from wagering on historical horse racing pools, 0.025 percent shall be provided to each of the following: (i) the Virginia Breeders Fund; (ii) the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, for its equine programs; (iii) the Virginia Horse Center Foundation; and (iv) the Virginia Horse Industry Board. The bill also provides that, in addition to the amount horse racing licensees distribute to localities and the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund under current law, such licensees shall distribute the remainder of the percentage retained to the Commonwealth as a license tax. This bill is identical to HB 843. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2024 SB 426 Virginia SB 426 (2024)
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Virginia SB 426 (2024) — Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing, percentage retained for distribution.

Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing; percentage retained for distribution. Provides that with respect to all authorized historical horse racing terminals, of the amount that a horse racing licensee retains from wagering on historical horse racing pools, 0.025 percent shall be provided to each of the following: (i) the Virginia Breeders Fund; (ii) the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, for its equine programs; (iii) the Virginia Horse Center Foundation; and (iv) the Virginia Horse Industry Board. The bill also provides that, in addition to the amount horse racing licensees distribute to localities and the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund under current law, such licensees shall distribute the remainder of the percentage retained to the Commonwealth as a license tax. This bill is identical to HB 843.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0506 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100426D (committee substitute) — source
  3. SB426ER (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N) — 8711 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — 370 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • R. Creigh Deeds — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100426D filing, introduction
  • 2024-01-09 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2024-01-15 Impact statement from DPB (SB426)
  • 2024-01-22 Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming referral-committee
  • 2024-01-24 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-01-26 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-01-29 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 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
  • 2024-02-15 Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-19 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-20 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-02-20 Passed House (88-Y 11-N) passage
  • 2024-02-20 VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N) passage
  • 2024-02-26 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2024-02-26 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB426ER) passage
  • 2024-02-26 Impact statement from DPB (SB426ER)
  • 2024-02-26 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2024-02-29 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
  • 2024-04-04 Approved by Governor-Chapter 506 (effective 7/1/24) executive-signature
  • 2024-04-04 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0f80dab5-b381-4c74-b4cb-2bd6d5817389. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).