Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 118
Virginia Lottery; casinos, internet gaming authorized, penalties, delayed effective date.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Mamie E. Locke (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
Virginia Lottery; casinos; internet gaming authorized; penalties. Authorizes internet gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. The bill permits the Board to issue an internet gaming operator license to a casino gaming operator that submits an application on forms approved by the Board, meets certain qualifications, and pays an initial licensing fee of $500,000. The tax rate is set at 20 percent of an internet gaming operator's adjusted gross internet gaming revenue with three percent allocated to the Gaming Regulatory Fund, two percent allocated to the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, and 95 percent allocated to the Modern Public Education Fund.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Gaming Subcommittee Substitute
- General Laws and Technology Substitute
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
- General Laws Substitute
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Concur House Substitute R | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Accede Conference Committee R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Reported from General Laws with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 Senate | Passage R | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 Senate | Reconsider R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 16, 2026 Senate | Reconsider R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 14, 2026 · Senate
Failed to Pass from conference - Mar 14, 2026 · Senate
No further action taken - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Simon, Krizek, Austin - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: Locke, McPike, Pillion - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House requested conference committee - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House insisted on substitute - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Passed House with substitute (70-Y 29-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Mar 4, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Read third time - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 4-N) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB118) - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:05 pm) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26108502D-H1 - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 4-N) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
House committee offered - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on General Laws - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Reconsideration of - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 17-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (36-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB118) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (2/13/2026 4:12 pm) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/11/2026 4:15 pm) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107625D-S2 - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (8-Y 6-N 1-A) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/30/2026 1:24 pm) - Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26106275D-S1 - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Senate subcommittee offered - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming - Jan 8, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/8/2026 4:57 pm) - Jan 5, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Jan 5, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101132D