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| Bill | Casino gaming; eligible host cities. | Casino gaming; eligible host cities. Amends the list of cities eligible to host a casino in the Commonwealth by replacing Richmond with Petersburg. The bill also provides that the governing body of any eligible host city that holds a local referendum on the question of whether casino gaming should be permitted in such city that subsequently fails shall be prohibited from holding another local referendum on the same question for a period of three years from the date of the last referendum. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the General Assembly at a subsequent regular or special session. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2024 | SB 628 | Virginia SB 628 (2024) |
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Virginia SB 628 (2024) — Casino gaming; eligible host cities.
Casino gaming; eligible host cities. Amends the list of cities eligible to host a casino in the Commonwealth by replacing Richmond with Petersburg. The bill also provides that the governing body of any eligible host city that holds a local referendum on the question of whether casino gaming should be permitted in such city that subsequently fails shall be prohibited from holding another local referendum on the same question for a period of three years from the date of the last referendum. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the General Assembly at a subsequent regular or special session.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0798 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 24106958D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101505D (committee substitute) — source
- SB628ER (committee substitute) — source
- SB628ER2 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N) — 6–1 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Passage (78-Y 18-N) — 77–18 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N) — 29–10 (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N) — 13–2 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- House amendment agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N) — 24–16 (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (32-Y 8-N) — 32–8 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- VOTE: Adoption (80-Y 19-N) — 79–19 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N) — 17–4 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- L. Louise Lucas — primary (person)
- Lashrecse D. Aird — primary (person)
- Barbara A. Favola — cosponsor (person)
- Bryce E. Reeves — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2024-01-10 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101505D
filing, introduction - 2024-01-10 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 (SB628)
- 2024-01-24 Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)
committee-passage - 2024-01-24 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
referral-committee - 2024-02-06 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2024-02-06 Incorporates SB345 (Reeves)
- 2024-02-06 Committee substitute printed 24106958D-S1
substitution - 2024-02-07 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 2024-02-07 Impact statement from DPB (SB628S1)
- 2024-02-08 Read second time
reading-2 - 2024-02-08 Reading of substitute waived
- 2024-02-08 Committee substitute agreed to 24106958D-S1
substitution - 2024-02-08 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB628S1
substitution - 2024-02-09 Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2024-02-15 Placed on Calendar
- 2024-02-15 Read first time
reading-1 - 2024-02-15 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2024-02-19 Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
referral-committee - 2024-02-20 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2024-02-20 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N)
- 2024-02-22 Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N)
committee-passage - 2024-02-26 Read second time
reading-2 - 2024-02-27 Motion to refer to committee agreed to
referral-committee - 2024-02-27 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
referral-committee - 2024-03-04 Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2024-03-06 Read second time
reading-2 - 2024-03-07 Read third time
reading-3 - 2024-03-07 Committee amendment agreed to
amendment-passage - 2024-03-07 Engrossed by House as amended
- 2024-03-07 Passed House with amendment (78-Y 18-N)
passage - 2024-03-07 VOTE: Passage (78-Y 18-N)
passage - 2024-03-07 House amendment agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N)
amendment-passage - 2024-03-25 Enrolled
enrolled - 2024-03-25 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB628ER)
passage - 2024-03-25 Signed by President
passage - 2024-03-26 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2024-03-27 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
enrolled - 2024-03-27 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
executive-receipt - 2024-03-31 Impact statement from DPB (SB628ER)
- 2024-04-05 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
executive-veto-line-item - 2024-04-17 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (32-Y 8-N)
- 2024-04-17 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (80-Y 19-N)
- 2024-04-17 VOTE: Adoption (80-Y 19-N)
- 2024-04-17 Governor's recommendation adopted
executive-signature - 2024-04-17 Reenrolled
enrolled - 2024-04-17 Reenrolled bill text (SB628ER2)
enrolled - 2024-04-17 Signed by President as reenrolled
enrolled, passage - 2024-04-17 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
enrolled, passage - 2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 798 (effective 7/1/24)
became-law - 2024-04-17 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0798)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4d47f571-9f76-4971-a418-03b4fa022386. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).