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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1315: Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering; percentage retained by racetrack and locality.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1315 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering; percentage retained by racetrack and locality. Primary sponsor: Jeremy McPike (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 28, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering; satellite facilities; percentage retained by racetrack and locality. Reapportions the distribution of the retainage for pari-mutuel pools by increasing the percentage paid to the localities in which the satellite facilities are located and decreasing the percentage paid to the locality in which the racetrack is located.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeremy McPikePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate29

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
  2. Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
  3. Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1315)
  5. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101207D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source