SB118
Virginia Lottery; casinos, Internet gaming authorized, penalties, delayed effective date.
Status:
In Conference
Latest Action:
March 4, 2026
House: House Conferees: Simon, Krizek, Austin
Chief Patron:
Mamie Locke (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/05/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101132D
- 01/05/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/08/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/8/2026 4:57 pm)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106275D-S1
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/30/2026 1:24 pm)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107625D-S2
- 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)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/11/2026 4:15 pm)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (2/13/2026 4:12 pm)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB118)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 17-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/19/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 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 (16-Y 4-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 26108502D-H1
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:05 pm)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB118)
- 02/27/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 4-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 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 (70-Y 29-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: Locke, McPike, Pillion
- 03/04/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/04/2026 - House: House Conferees: Simon, Krizek, Austin
