Casino gaming; requirements for issuance of operator's license, human trafficking training. (HB1944)
Introduced By
Del. Shelly Simonds (D-Newport News) with support from 8 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg), Del. Karrie Delaney (D-Centreville), Del. Kelly Fowler (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg), Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria), Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Del. Jason Miyares (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Casino gaming; requirements for issuance of operator's license; human trafficking training. Requires applicants for operator's licenses to have established a policy requiring all license and permit holders who interact directly with the public in the casino gaming establishment to complete a training course acceptable to the Virginia Lottery Department in how to recognize and report suspected human trafficking in order to be eligible for the issuance of an operator's license. Read the Bill »
Status
02/25/2021: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102546D |
| 01/11/2021 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/15/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1944) |
| 01/17/2021 | Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming |
| 01/19/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/21/2021 | Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/22/2021 | Read first time |
| 01/25/2021 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/26/2021 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 01/26/2021 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/27/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/27/2021 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2021 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2021 | Read third time |
| 02/15/2021 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2021 | Enrolled |
| 02/17/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1944ER) |
| 02/17/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1944ER) |
| 02/17/2021 | Signed by President |
| 02/18/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/19/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021 |
| 02/19/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021 |
| 02/25/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 15 (effective 7/1/21) |
| 02/25/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0015) |