Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 515
Sports betting; prohibition on use of credit cards.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Marty Martinez (Democratic)
Cosponsors (5)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Adele Y. McClure (Democratic)
- Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic)
- Jackie H. Glass (Democratic)
- Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Sports betting; prohibition on use of credit cards. Prohibits the Director of the Virginia Lottery from approving the use of credit cards as a method for sports bettors to fund sports betting accounts. The bill also requires a permit holder to take reasonable measures to prohibit the acceptance of credit cards to fund sports betting accounts on its sports betting platform.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Passage R | 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 |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 House | Reported from General Laws | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 20, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 926 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 - Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 13, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 13, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB515) - Mar 13, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB515ER) - Mar 13, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 4-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate as amended - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - 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 (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N 0-A) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Read second time and engrossed - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB515) - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) - Jan 19, 2026 · House
Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on General Laws - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100412D