Source: https://www.legiscan.com/VA/text/SB1126/2019
Timestamp: 2019-06-27 04:11:44
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Bill Text: VA SB1126 | 2019 | Regular Session | Chaptered | LegiScan
Bill Text: VA SB1126 | 2019 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming, penalties, report.
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0789) [SB1126 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-SB1126-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 789 An Act to amend and reenact §§2.2-3711, 19.2-389, 58.1-4002, 58.1-4006, and 59.1-364 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-16.1, by adding a section numbered 18.2-334.5, and by adding in Title 58.1 a chapter numbered 41, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-4100 and 58.1-4101, relating to regulation of casino gaming by Virginia Lottery Board. [S 1126] Approved March 22, 2019
1. That §§2.2-3711, 19.2-389, 58.1-4002, 58.1-4006, and 59.1-364 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-16.1, by adding a section numbered 18.2-334.5, and by adding in Title 58.1 a chapter numbered 41, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-4100 and 58.1-4101, as follows:
26. Discussion or consideration, by the former Wireless Carrier E-911 Cost Recovery Subcommittee created pursuant to former §56-484.15, of trade secrets, as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (§59.1-336 et seq.), submitted by CMRS providers as defined in §56-484.12, related to the provision of wireless E-911 service.
28. Discussion or consideration of information subject to the exclusion in subdivision 11 of §2.2-3705.6 by a responsible public entity or an affected locality or public entity, as those terms are defined in §33.2-1800, or any independent review panel appointed to review information and advise the responsible public entity concerning such records.
52. Discussion, consideration, or review of matters by the Virginia Lottery Board related to investigations exempted from disclosure under subdivision 1 of §2.2-3705.3.
1. Authorized officers or employees of criminal justice agencies, as defined by §9.1-101, for purposes of the administration of criminal justice and the screening of an employment application or review of employment by a criminal justice agency with respect to its own employees or applicants, and dissemination to the Virginia Parole Board, pursuant to this subdivision, of such information on all state-responsible inmates for the purpose of making parole determinations pursuant to subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 5 of §53.1-136 shall include collective dissemination by electronic means every 30 days. For purposes of this subdivision, criminal history record information includes information sent to the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant to §§ 37.2-819 and 64.2-2014 when disseminated to any full-time or part-time employee of the State Police, a police department or sheriff's office that is a part of or administered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, and who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the penal, traffic or highway laws of the Commonwealth for the purposes of the administration of criminal justice;
36. Public agencies when and as required by federal or state law to investigate (i) applicants as providers of adult foster care and home-based services or (ii) any individual with whom the agency is considering placing an adult on an emergency, temporary, or permanent basis pursuant to §63.2-1601.1, subject to the restriction that the data shall not be further disseminated by the agency to any party other than a federal or state authority or court as may be required to comply with an express requirement of law for such further dissemination, subject to limitations set out in subsection G;
For the purposes of As used in this chapter and Chapter 41, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Casino gaming" means baccarat, blackjack, twenty-one, poker, craps, dice, slot machines, sports betting, roulette wheels, Klondike tables, punchboards, faro layouts, keno layouts, numbers tickets, push cards, jar tickets, pull tabs, online gaming, and any other activity that is authorized by the Board as a wagering game or device under Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.).
2. The regulation of casino gaming as defined in § 58.1-4002 and in accordance with Chapter 41 (§58.1-4100 et seq.).
8. Report monthly to the Governor, the Secretary of Finance, and the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Finance Committee, House Committee on Finance Committee, and House Committee on Appropriations Committee the total lottery revenues, prize disbursements, and other expenses for the preceding month, and make an annual report, which shall include a full and complete statement of lottery revenues, prize disbursements, and other expenses, as well as a separate financial statement of the expenses incurred in the regulation of casino operations, to the Governor and the General Assembly. Such annual report shall also include such recommendations for changes in this chapter and Chapter 41 (§58.1-4100 et seq.) as the Director and Board deem necessary or desirable.
9. Report immediately to the Governor and the General Assembly any matters which that require immediate changes in the laws of this the Commonwealth in order to prevent abuses and evasions of this chapter and Chapter 41 (§58.1-4100 et seq.) or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder or to rectify undesirable conditions in connection with the administration or operation of the lottery.
CHAPTER 41. CASINO GAMING.
§58.1-4100. Conduct of casino gaming; limitation.
A. The conduct of casino gaming shall be limited to:
4. Any city (i) with a population greater than 200,000 according to the 2017 population estimates from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service of the University of Virginia and (ii) in which at least 24 percent of the assessed value of all real estate in such locality is exempt from local property taxation, according to the Virginia Department of Taxation Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2017, provided that such casino gaming is conducted by a Virginia Indian tribe recognized in House Joint Resolution No. 54 (1983) and acknowledged by the United States Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs as an Indian tribe within the meaning of federal law that has the authority to conduct gaming activities as a matter of claimed inherent authority or under the authority of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. §2701 et seq.).
B. The Board shall be limited to the issuance of a single operator's license for each city described in subsection A.
C. An operator's license shall only be issued pursuant to this chapter for a casino gaming project that involves a minimum capital investment of $200 million, which may include investments in land, facilities, infrastructure, equipment, or furnishings.
§58.1-4101. Local referendum required.
B. The governing body of any city meeting the requirements of §58.1-4100 shall petition the court, by resolution, asking that a referendum be held on the question of whether casino gaming be permitted within the city. The court, by order entered of record in accordance with Article 5 (§ 24.2-681 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 24.2, shall require the regular election officials of the county to open the polls and take the sense of the voters on the question as herein provided.
D. This section shall not apply to any sports betting or related activity that is lawful under Chapter 41 (§58.1-4100 et seq.) of Title 58.1.
2. That the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall conduct a review of casino gaming laws in other states. For purposes of the review, "casino gaming" shall have the same meaning as set forth in §58.1-4002 of the Code of Virginia, and shall also include the lottery, historical horseracing, and horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering. The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall report any findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology and the House Committee on General Laws on or before December 1, 2019.
3. That no referendum shall be authorized pursuant to this act unless §58.1-4101 of the Code of Virginia is reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly.
4. That no referendum shall be held pursuant to §58.1-4101 of the Code of Virginia prior to the publication of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission's findings and recommendations regarding casino gaming pursuant to the second enactment of this act, and no referendum shall be held after January 1, 2021.
5. That the Virginia Lottery Board promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act beginning January 1, 2020, and shall complete work on such regulations by June 30, 2020.
6. That the Virginia Lottery Board shall not issue a license to operate a gaming operation before July 1, 2020.
7. That the provisions of the first enactment of this act shall not become effective unless reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly.