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SB 212STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

Virginia Small Business Economic Development Act; established.

Voted 4/17/2024

Summary

Virginia Small Business Economic Development Act established; regulation of skill game machines; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Small Business Economic Development Act for the purpose of providing a regulatory and registration scheme for skill game machines in the Commonwealth. The bill authorizes and specifies the registration requirements for the distribution, operation, hosting, and play of skill game machines, as defined in the bill. The bill imposes a 22 percent tax on the gross revenue from the play of each skill game machine from each distributor and provides for the use of such tax proceeds, with most being deposited into the PreK-12 Priority Fund, established in the bill. The bill directs the Virginia Lottery Board to promulgate regulations no later than January 1, 2026, to implement the provisions of the bill and authorizes the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to grant a provisional registration to any entity that is duly licensed or registered to engage in the distribution, operation, or hosting of any skill game machine in another state on July 1, 2024.

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Roll-call record

How representatives voted

456 yea·229 nay·21 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/17/2024Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024
  2. 4/17/2024Communicated to Governor
  3. 4/17/2024Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (6-Y 34-N)
  4. 4/8/2024Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  5. 3/11/2024Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  6. 3/11/2024Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
  7. 3/8/2024Signed by President
  8. 3/7/2024Signed by Speaker
  9. 3/7/2024Impact statement from DPB (SB212ER)
  10. 3/7/2024Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB212ER)