HB49
Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing, percentage retained for distribution.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing; percentage retained for distribution.
Provides that with respect to all authorized historical horse racing terminals, of the amount that a horse racing licensee retains from wagering on historical horse racing pools and in addition to the current distribution required under law, 0.0125 percent each shall be distributed to the Shenandoah County Agricultural Foundation and ... (More) the Great Meadow Foundation to support the promotion, education, maintenance, and safety of horse racing at such facilities. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/29/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101947D
- 12/29/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming
- 01/19/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/20/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/22/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB49)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/04/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106997D-H1
- 02/09/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB49)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/11/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/11/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/12/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)
