# Virginia HB527: Charitable Sports Raffle Act; established, penalties.

Virginia HB527, Charitable Sports Raffle Act; established, penalties., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Paul E. Krizek (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB527
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Charitable Sports Raffle Act; established, penalties.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-08
- Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Paul E. Krizek (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (166 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Charitable Sports Raffle Act established; penalties. Establishes the Charitable Sports Raffles Act for the purpose of authorizing athletic event drawings, defined in the bill, to be conducted by affiliated nonprofit organizations that conduct such drawings in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill places limits on when and where an athletic event drawing may be held and requires the prize amount of any such drawing to be 50 percent of the total amount collected from the sale of the tickets. The bill requires the organization to donate a certain percentage of the remaining funds in accordance with Department regulations and imposes certain civil and criminal penalties for violations of the provisions of the bill.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Paul E. Krizek (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 1 |   |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-07 | House | VOTE: Passage | pass | 92 | 6 |   |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 8 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (18)

- 2024-11-19: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-02-27: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-14: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-02-14: Committee substitute printed 24107705D-S1 (Senate)
- 2024-02-14: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-14: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered (Senate)
- 2024-02-08: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2024-02-08: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2024-02-07: VOTE: Passage (92-Y 6-N) (House)
- 2024-02-07: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 6-N) (House)
- 2024-02-06: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2024-02-05: Read first time (House)
- 2024-02-01: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2024-01-30: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2024-01-30: Impact statement from DPB (HB527) (House)
- 2024-01-26: Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming (House)
- 2024-01-08: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2024-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100941D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2024-02-15: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB527)
- Introduced, 2024-01-15: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB527)

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- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB527)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB527-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).