Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 145
Fantasy contests; regulation and taxation, civil penalty, repeals Fantasy Contests Act.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Paul E. Krizek (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Fantasy contests; regulation and taxation. Imposes (i) a 10 percent tax on a fantasy contest operator's fantasy contest revenue, with 2.5 percent of the tax revenue being allocated to the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund and the remaining 97.5 percent being allocated to the general fund, and (ii) a 2.6 percent fee on a fantasy contests operator's fantasy contest revenue to be utilized by the Virginia Lottery to cover the costs of administration and regulation of fantasy contests in the Commonwealth. The bill also limits the definition of "fantasy contest" and requires fantasy contest operators to apply to the Virginia Lottery for a permit before offering any fantasy contest in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 129.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
- Conference Report Substitute
- Conference Report
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 14, 2026 Senate | Adopt Conference Committee Report R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Insist & Request R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | H VOTE: | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 House | Reported from General Laws | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565) - Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 565 (effective 7/1/2026) - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB145) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB145ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 27, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB145) - Mar 14, 2026 · Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N 0-A) - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Conference report agreed to by House (87-Y 8-N 0-A) - Mar 13, 2026 · Legislature
Conference Report released - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB145) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: McPike, Carroll Foy, Reeves - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Krizek, McClure, Wiley - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House acceded to request - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate requested conference committee - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 93-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26109028D-S1 - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 3-N) - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (2/9/2026 12:12 pm) - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB145) - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming - Jan 5, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on General Laws - Jan 5, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100034D