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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 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.
Introduced
Jan 9, 2026
Last Action
Mar 9, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 2 co
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N 0-A)
Read second time
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB271)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26105828D-H1
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/11/2026 9:40 am)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB271)
Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/9/2026 2:30 pm)
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100145D
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
Paul E. Krizek
Stacey Annie Carroll
Jackie H. Glass