SB661
Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Aaron Rouse (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Regulation and taxation of electronic skill gaming devices; penalties.
Authorizes and specifies the registration and licensing requirements for the manufacture, distribution, operation, hosting, and playing of electronic skill gaming devices, as defined in the bill, under the regulatory authority of the Virginia Lottery. The bill imposes a 25 percent tax on all gross profits generated from the play of ... (More) such electronic skill gaming devices and provides for the use of such tax proceeds after deposit in the Virginia Gaming Commerce and Development Fund, established in the bill, with most being deposited into the PreK-12 Priority Fund, established in the bill. The bill also imposes criminal and civil penalties for violations of the law and regulations related to electronic skill gaming devices. The bill also transfers funding from the PreK-12 Priority Fund to the general fund related to gaming commerce and development. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104931D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 4:37 pm)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107646D-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)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/11/2026 3:58 pm)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote)
- 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 (24-Y 15-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 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 (14-Y 6-N)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Reconsidered by General Laws (Voice Vote)
- 02/24/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 9-N)
- 02/25/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108505D-H1
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:02 pm)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/27/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB661)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/03/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/03/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/03/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (57-Y 39-N 1-A) Close Floor Vote
- 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: Rouse, McPike, Head
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head
- 03/04/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/04/2026 - House: House Conferees: Hayes, Krizek, Kilgore
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26109973D-S2
- 03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/13/2026 7:36 pm)
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A)
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Senate requested second conference committee (33-Y 6-N 0-A)
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Second conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head
- 03/14/2026 - House: House acceded to request for second conference committee
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/14/2026 - House: House Conferees: Hayes, Krizek, Kilgore
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26110092D-S3
- 03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 4:43 pm)
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report rejected by House (49-Y 44-N 3-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - House: Reconsideration of conference report rejected by House
- 03/14/2026 - House: Passed by temporarily
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 38-N 1-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
