The Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday approved Del. Marcus Simon’s online casino bill, but only after reconsideration was used.
The initial vote on HB 161 in the lower chamber was 49-46 against during Tuesday’s morning, but Simon — a “nay” vote — called for reconsideration in a bid to bring the bill up for a second vote in the afternoon session. This time, the vote swung dramatically in support by a 67-30 count.
Tuesday was the crossover deadline for each chamber to act on its own bills before crossing over to the opposite house. The companion bill for Simon’s legislation, SB118 authored by Virginia state Sen. Mamie Locke, passed 19-17 in the Senate after it, too, was brought back by reconsideration.
