Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 819
Lottery, casino gaming, etc.; Va. Lottery shall study responsibility of gaming, age verification.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- David R. Suetterlein (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
Virginia Lottery; powers of the Virginia Lottery Board; advertising restrictions; age verification. Directs the Virginia Lottery to study the feasibility of furthering responsible gaming as it relates to the lottery, casino gaming, and sports betting, and to develop an implementation plan to require all lottery terminals to possess proper age verification software to ensure that a consumer is 18 years of age or older. The Director of the Virginia Lottery shall report any findings to the Chairs of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology by October 1, 2026.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 10, 2026 · House
Left in General Laws - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 2-N) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on General Laws - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB819) - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108010D-S2 - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107909D-S1 - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB819) - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Presented and ordered printed 26105677D