Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 129
Fantasy contests; regulation and taxation, civil penalty, repeals Fantasy Contests Act.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Adam P. Ebbin
Cosponsors (1)
- Jeremy S. McPike (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 HB 145.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
- General Laws Substitute
- Conference Report Substitute
- Conference Report
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 13, 2026 Senate | Adopt Conference Committee Report R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Accede Conference Committee R | pass | 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 | Concur House Substitute R | fail | 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 13, 2026 Senate | Passage 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 | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0566) - Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 566 (effective 7/1/2026) - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB129) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
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 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB129ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB129) - Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 12-N 0-A) - Mar 13, 2026 · House
Conference report agreed to by House (88-Y 7-N 0-A) - Mar 13, 2026 · Legislature
Conference Report released - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Krizek, McClure, Wiley - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: McPike, Carroll Foy, Reeves - 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 (91-Y 7-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 4, 2026 · House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB129) - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26108503D-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 (20-Y 0-N) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
House committee offered - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB129) - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on General Laws - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N 0-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - 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 26107645D-S1 - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) - Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB129) - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming - Jan 6, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Jan 6, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101978D