HB 527

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 07, 2024
  • Senate
  • Governor

Charitable Sports Raffle Act; established, penalties.

Abstract

Charitable Sports Raffle Act established; penalties. Establishes the Charitable Sports Raffles Act for the purpose of authorizing athletic event drawings, defined in the bill, to be conducted by affiliated nonprofit organizations that conduct such drawings in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill places limits on when and where an athletic event drawing may be held and requires the prize amount of any such drawing to be 50 percent of the total amount collected from the sale of the tickets. The bill requires the organization to donate a certain percentage of the remaining funds in accordance with Department regulations and imposes certain civil and criminal penalties for violations of the provisions of the bill.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 57 a chapter numbered 6, consisting of sections numbered 57-70 through 57-73, relating to Charitable Sports Raffle Act established; penalties. 24100941D

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Nov 19, 2024

Senate

Left in Finance and Appropriations

Feb 27, 2024

Senate

Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)

Feb 14, 2024

Senate

Committee substitute printed 24107705D-S1

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

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

Senate

Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Feb 08, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Senate

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Feb 07, 2024

House

VOTE: Passage (92-Y 6-N)

House

Read third time and passed House (92-Y 6-N)

Feb 06, 2024

House

Read second time and engrossed

Feb 05, 2024

House

Read first time

Feb 01, 2024

House

Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)

Jan 30, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB527)

Jan 26, 2024

House

Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming

Jan 08, 2024

House

Referred to Committee on General Laws

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100941D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Substitute HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Impact statement from DPB (HB527) PDF

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