VirginiaFantasy contests; regulation and taxation, civil penalty, repeals Fantasy Contests Act.
What it does
Fantasy contests; regulation and taxation. Imposes (i) a 10 percent tax on a fantasy contest operator's fantasy contest revenue, with 2.5 percent of the tax revenue being allocated to the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund and the remaining 97.5 percent being allocated to the general fund, and (ii) a 2.6 percent fee on a fantasy contests operator's fantasy contest revenue to be utilized by the Virginia Lottery to cover the costs of administration and regulation of fantasy contests in the Commonwealth. The bill also limits the definition of "fantasy contest" and requires fantasy contest operators to apply to the Virginia Lottery for a permit before offering any fantasy contest in the Commonwealth.
More detail
This bill is identical to SB 129.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 14Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565)Latest
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 565 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Apr 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB145)
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB145ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB145)
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by House (87-Y 8-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 13Conference Report released
- Mar 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB145)
- Mar 4Senate Conferees: McPike, Carroll Foy, Reeves
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Insist & Request R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 4House Conferees: Krizek, McClure, Wiley
- Mar 4Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 4House acceded to request
- Mar 4Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 4Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 4Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 93-N 0-A)
- Mar 4Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Mar 4Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 4Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 4Committee substitute printed 26109028D-S1Major
- Mar 3Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Rules suspended
- Mar 3Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 3-N)Minor
- Feb 25Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 16Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Feb 13Read first timeMinor
- Feb 11Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- Feb 9Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (2/9/2026 12:12 pm)
- Jan 30Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 29Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB145)
- Jan 21Assigned HGL sub: ABC/GamingMinor
- Jan 5Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 5Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100034DIntroduced