State Lottery Department; powers of Director and Board. (HB827)

Introduced By

Del. Tom Gear (R-Hampton)

Progress

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 Introduced
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 Passed Committee
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 Passed House
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 Passed Senate
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 Signed by Governor
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 Became Law

Description

State Lottery Department; powers of the Director and the Board. Authorizes the Director of the State Lottery Department to establish temporary bonus or incentive programs for payments to licensed sales agents which he determines will be cost effective and support increased sales of lottery products. The bill further provides that the Lottery Board not be required to approve the temporary bonus or incentive programs. Amends § 58.1-4006, § 58.1-4007, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

  • 01/08/2008 Committee
  • 01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080697856
  • 01/08/2008 Referred to Committee on General Laws
  • 01/11/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB827)
  • 01/17/2008 Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
  • 02/05/2008 Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/06/2008 Read first time
  • 02/07/2008 Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/08/2008 Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N)
  • 02/08/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/08/2008 Communicated to Senate
  • 02/11/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/11/2008 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 02/20/2008 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/25/2008 Read third time
  • 02/25/2008 Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
  • 02/25/2008 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/25/2008 Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
  • 02/27/2008 Enrolled
  • 02/27/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB827ER)
  • 02/27/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB827ER)
  • 02/27/2008 Signed by Speaker
  • 02/28/2008 Signed by President
  • 03/04/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 302 (effective 7/1/08)
  • 03/11/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302)

Comments

Nancy Ivy writes:

I am completely AGAINST the lottery and any expansion thereof. This preys on people who do not have disposable income, yet spend anyway in hopes of "getting something for nothing".
I cannot approve this bill.

Posted 65 months ago.