HB 991

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 09, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 02, 2024
  • Passed Senate Feb 23, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Apr 02, 2024

Gambling data; use of Cloud Technology.

Abstract

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 SB 540.

Illegal gambling; exemptions. Exempts from the provisions of Code prohibiting illegal gambling the placement or operation of or communication to and from 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.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Apr 02, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0311)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 311 (effective 7/1/24)

Mar 11, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

Mar 07, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Mar 04, 2024

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB991ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB991ER)

House

Enrolled

Feb 27, 2024

House

VOTE: Adoption (88-Y 8-N)

House

Senate amendment agreed to by House (88-Y 8-N)

Feb 23, 2024

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Committee amendment agreed to

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Senate

Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)

Feb 22, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Feb 21, 2024

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

Feb 14, 2024

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N)

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Feb 05, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Feb 02, 2024

House

Read third time and passed House (94-Y 6-N)

House

VOTE: Passage (94-Y 6-N)

Feb 01, 2024

House

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 31, 2024

House

Read first time

Jan 29, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB991)

House

Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (21-Y 1-N)

Jan 09, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102505D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102505D PDF HTML
HB991ER PDF HTML
CHAP0311 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB991FER122.PDF PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB991F122.PDF PDF
Amendment: HB991ASE HTML
Amendment: HB991AS HTML

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