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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.

  1. CHAP0798 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 24106958D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101505D (committee substitute) — source
  4. SB628ER (committee substitute) — source
  5. SB628ER2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 1-N) — 61 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Passage (78-Y 18-N) — 7718 (pass) · lower
  • Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N) — 2910 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N) — 132 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • House amendment agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N) — 2416 (pass) · upper
  • Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (32-Y 8-N) — 328 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) — 210 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Adoption (80-Y 19-N) — 7919 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N) — 174 (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).