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type: "Bill"
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title: "Illegal gambling; exemptions."
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description: "Illegal gambling; exemptions. Exempts from the provisions of Code prohibiting illegal gambling the placement or operation of or communication to and from data center equipment in the Commonwealth associated with the hosting of lottery games duly authorized by another state or jurisdiction and regulated and operated consistent with and exclusively for the benefit of such state or jurisdiction, provided that wagering on such games is legally authorized in such other state or jurisdiction and the individuals wagering on such games are required by the laws or regulations of such other state or jurisdiction to be physically located within the geographic bounds of such other state or jurisdiction at the time the wager is initiated or placed. This bill is identical to HB 991."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 540"
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citation: "Virginia SB 540 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lamont Bagby"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2024-01-10"
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last_action: "2024-04-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01addced-0969-4710-83d3-648a2691962b"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB540"
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source_hash: "1b8ba37bba84a6d7352522051dcacef6b8b79ef58cad0835e3d629d9b57ed031"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 540 (2024) — Illegal gambling; exemptions.
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Illegal gambling; exemptions. Exempts from the provisions of Code prohibiting illegal gambling the placement or operation of or communication to and from data center equipment in the Commonwealth associated with the hosting of lottery games duly authorized by another state or jurisdiction and regulated and operated consistent with and exclusively for the benefit of such state or jurisdiction, provided that wagering on such games is legally authorized in such other state or jurisdiction and the individuals wagering on such games are required by the laws or regulations of such other state or jurisdiction to be physically located within the geographic bounds of such other state or jurisdiction at the time the wager is initiated or placed. This bill is identical to HB 991.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0358** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0358)
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2. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102988D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB540)
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3. **Printed as engrossed 24102988D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB540E)
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4. **SB540ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB540ER)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (19-Y 3-N) — **19–3** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (92-Y 5-N) — **91–5** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Lamont Bagby — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102988D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-17** Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-23** Impact statement from DPB (SB540)
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- **2024-01-24** Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-24** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-06** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-06** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-06** Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2024-02-06** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-08** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-08** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2024-02-08** Committee amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-08** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB540E
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- **2024-02-08** Printed as engrossed 24102988D-E
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- **2024-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-08** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-12** Impact statement from DPB (SB540E)
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- **2024-02-14** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-14** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-19** Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-21** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-22** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-22** Passed House (92-Y 5-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-22** VOTE: Passage (92-Y 5-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-27** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-02-27** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB540ER) `passage`
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- **2024-02-27** Impact statement from DPB (SB540ER)
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- **2024-02-27** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-01** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 358 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-02** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01addced-0969-4710-83d3-648a2691962b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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