HB 765

Abstract

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Charitable Gaming Board; powers and duties. Changes the Charitable Gaming Board (the Board) from a policy board to an advisory board in the executive branch of state government, decreases the membership from 11 members to nine members, and moves the power and duty to promulgate regulations related to charitable gaming in the Commonwealth from the Board to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department). The bill provides that (i) the current regulations enacted by the Board shall be administered by the Department and remain in full force and effect until the Department promulgates new regulations pursuant to this bill and (ii) notwithstanding clause (i), the regulations promulgated by the Board regarding Texas Hold'em poker games and tournaments, which became effective on March 23, 2021, and were rescinded by the General Assembly pursuant to Item 105 of Chapter 552 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I, shall not take effect, but the Department shall promulgate regulations regarding Texas Hold'em poker games and tournaments consistent with the provisions of Chapter 982 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020 and pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Process Act. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to SB 402.

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Charitable Gaming Board; powers and duties. Changes the Charitable Gaming Board (the Board) from a policy board to an advisory board in the executive branch of state government, decreases the membership from 11 to nine members, and moves the power and duty to promulgate regulations related to charitable gaming in the Commonwealth from the Board to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department). The bill provides (i) that the current regulations enacted by the Board shall be administered by the Department and remain in full force and effect until the Department promulgates new regulations pursuant to this bill and (ii) that notwithstanding clause (i), the regulations promulgated by the Board regarding Texas Hold'em poker games and tournaments, which became effective on March 23, 2021, and were rescinded by the General Assembly pursuant to Item 105 of Chapter 552 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I, shall not take effect, but the Department shall promulgate regulations regarding Texas Hold'em poker games and tournaments consistent with the provisions of Chapter 982 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020 and pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Process Act. The bill contains technical amendments.

Virginia Department of Agriculture and ConsumerServices; Charitable Gaming Board; powers and duties. Changesthe Charitable Gaming Board (the Board) from a policy board to anadvisory board in the executive branch of state government, decreasesthe membership from 11 to nine members, and moves the power and dutyto promulgate regulations related to charitable gaming in the Commonwealthfrom the Board to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services(the Department). The bill provides (i) that the current regulationsenacted by the Board shall be administered by the Department andremain in full force and effect until the Department promulgatesnew regulations pursuant to this bill and (ii) that notwithstandingclause (i), the regulations promulgated by the Board regarding TexasHold'em poker games and tournaments, which became effective on March23, 2021, and were rescinded by the General Assembly pursuant to Item 105 of Chapter 552 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special SessionI, shall not take effect, but the Department shall promulgate regulationsregarding Texas Hold'em poker games and tournaments consistent withthe provisions of Chapter 982 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020 andpursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Process Act. Thebill contains technical amendments.