HOUSE BILL 722

Sponsored By:

Delegates Pendergrass, Anderson, Bozman, Cadden, Carter, Conroy, Doory, Dumais, Heller, Hubbard, Mandel, Marriott, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Petzold, Taylor, and F. Turner

Entitled:

Video Lottery Terminals - Constitutional Amendment Subject to Voter Approval

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; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/8

First Reading Ways and Means

2/9

Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.

3/14

Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

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 - XVIV New Article

( 1 , 2 , 3 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered