HOUSE BILL 1497

Sponsored By:

Delegate Pendergrass

Entitled:

Video Lottery Terminals - Limitations

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the statutory expansion of forms of gaming, except for video lottery terminals, by the General Assembly; limiting the number of licenses that the State may issue to operate video lottery terminals to six; limiting the number of video lottery terminals at a specified facility that a video lottery facility licensee may operate to 3,000; prohibiting the State from issuing a license for a video lottery facility under specified circumstances; making the Act contingent on the taking effect of another Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

3/3

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

3/15

Re-referred Ways and Means

3/17

Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

GAMING -see also- BINGO; LOTTERY; RAFFLES

GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.

LEGISLATION - see also- CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION; CURATIV LEG.

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES

REFERENDUM

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - XIX New Article

( 1 , 2 , 3 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered