# Virginia SB1223: Historical horse racing; pari-mutuel wagering, certain localities.

Virginia SB1223, Historical horse racing; pari-mutuel wagering, certain localities., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-05 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1223-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1223
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Historical horse racing; pari-mutuel wagering, certain localities.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (13 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Historical horse racing; pari-mutuel wagering; certain localities. Prescribes the distribution of the breakage retained by any licensee in a locality that has not passed a referendum allowing pari-mutuel wagering on or after July 1, 2018, and in which no terminals were authorized by the Commission on or before January 1, 2024.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 1 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-02-05: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1223) (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101788D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018294.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018293.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018294.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018293.PDF)

## 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-SB1223-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).