Lottery, casino gaming, etc.; Va. Lottery shall study responsibility of gaming, age verification.
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What it does
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Virginia Lottery; powers of the Virginia Lottery Board; advertising restrictions; age verification. Directs the Virginia Lottery to study the feasibility of furthering responsible gaming as it relates to the lottery, casino gaming, and sports betting, and to develop an implementation plan to require all lottery terminals to possess proper age verification software to ensure that a consumer is 18 years of age or older. The Director of the Virginia Lottery shall report any findings to the Chairs of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology by October 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
Introduced
Passed Senate
3Passed House
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Mar 10Left in General LawsLatest
Mar 3Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 2-N)
Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 25Assigned HGL sub: ABC/GamingMinor
Feb 24Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
Feb 24Read first timeMinor
Feb 24Placed on Calendar
Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB819)
Feb 17Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 16Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
Feb 16Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
Feb 16Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
Feb 16Read second timeMinor
Feb 16Committee substitute printed 26108010D-S2Major
Feb 13Passed by for the day
Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
Feb 13Rules suspended
Feb 12Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 12Committee substitute printed 26107909D-S1Major
Feb 11Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)Minor
Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB819)
Jan 23Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
Jan 23Presented and ordered printed 26105677DIntroduced