2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB780: Casino gaming; eligible host cities, limitation on local referendums.

Legislative Summary

Casino gaming; eligible host cities; limitation on local referendums. Adds Petersburg to the list of cities eligible to host a casino in the Commonwealth. The bill also provides that when an eligible host city is located within 25 miles of another eligible host city, the governing body of any such 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 until the other eligible host city has had a reasonable opportunity, not to exceed the date of the 2023 regular general election unless a court of competent jurisdiction sets an alternative date, to hold a local referendum on the same question.

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Bill History

9/29/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100201D
Senate
9/29/2022
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/17/2023
Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
Senate
2/1/2023
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
Senate
2/1/2023
Committee substitute printed 23106104D-S1
Senate
2/1/2023
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate
2/2/2023
Failed to report (defeated) in Finance and Appropriations (7-Y 8-N)
Senate

Amendments

Substitute for SB780 for S-General Laws and Technology

Substitute for SB780 for S-General Laws and Technology

2/1/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Finance and Appropriations (7-Y 8-N)
2/2/2023
7
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
2/1/2023
11
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(9/29/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/1/202329.1 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text9/29/202213.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/17/202360.8 KB