HB271
Gaming Commission; established, penalties, report.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
March 9, 2026
Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
Chief Patron:
Paul Krizek (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Gaming Commission established; penalties.
Establishes the Virginia Gaming Commission as an independent agency of the Commonwealth, exclusive of the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of government, to oversee and regulate all forms of legal gambling in the Commonwealth except for the state lottery. The bill sets eligibility requirements for the appointment of a Commissioner ... (More) and Virginia Gaming Commission Board members, provides powers and duties of such Commissioner and Board members, and provides for the transfer of current employees of relevant state agencies to the Commission. The bill contains numerous technical amendments. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100145D
- 01/09/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/9/2026 2:30 pm)
- 01/09/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/21/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming
- 02/07/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB271)
- 02/10/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/10/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/11/2026 9:40 am)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26105828D-H1
- 02/12/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/13/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB271)
- 02/16/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
