SB129
Fantasy contests; regulation and taxation, civil penalty, repeals fantasy contests act.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 13, 2026
Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 12-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Adam Ebbin (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Fantasy contests; regulation and taxation.
Directs the Virginia Lottery and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to assess the regulation and taxation of fantasy contests in the Commonwealth and submit a report on any findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2026.-
Bill History
- 01/06/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101978D
- 01/06/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB129)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107645D-S1
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/18/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB129)
- 02/23/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/24/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/24/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/25/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/25/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108503D-H1
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/27/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB129)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 03/04/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/04/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (91-Y 7-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/04/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: McPike, Carroll Foy, Reeves
- 03/04/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/04/2026 - House: House Conferees: Krizek, McClure, Wiley
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26109709D-S2
- 03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (88-Y 7-N 0-A)
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 12-N 0-A)
