Petersburg’s casino referendum legislation inched its way closer to a state Senate showdown after the House of Delegates gave it preliminary approval Monday afternoon.
What the House did Monday was “engross” the bill, or pass it on to its final vote. Engrossment is usually done by voice vote, and even though the nays tried to sound louder than the ayes, House Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah County, ruled it to be engrossed.
The final vote will come Tuesday, which is the deadline for the House and Senate to act on its own legislation before looking at bills from the other chamber.
