Sen. Christie New Craig, R-Chesapeake, received a second chance on her skill games legislation after it initially failed to advance out of a subcommittee earlier this week. The bill advanced out of the General Laws Committee Wednesday – but not without some confusion and drama.
“This bill is a long time coming,” New Craig said before the committee voted. “We have seen this for four years. The commonwealth has given up at least over a billion dollars in tax revenue that we could have collected that could go to K-12 schools and other services.”
The proposal would establish taxes and penalties for skill game machines in the commonwealth. During the General Laws Subcommittee on Monday, the legislation failed to receive a “second” when it was moved to report the bill and advance.
