VirginiaSports betting; prohibition on use of credit cards.
What it does
Sports betting; prohibition on use of credit cards. Prohibits the Director of the Virginia Lottery from approving the use of credit cards as a method for sports bettors to fund sports betting accounts. The bill also requires a permit holder to take reasonable measures to prohibit the acceptance of credit cards to fund sports betting accounts on its sports betting platform.
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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 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 926 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 13Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 13Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 13Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB515)
- Mar 13Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB515ER)Major
- Mar 13EnrolledMinor
- Mar 6Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 4-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Mar 4General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed toMajor
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 3Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). 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 (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 18Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Senate committee offered
- Jan 29Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Jan 29Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 28Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 27Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Jan 26Read first timeMinor
- Jan 22Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB515)
- Jan 20Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 19Assigned HGL sub: ABC/GamingMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100412DIntroduced