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Virginia General Assembly · HB 218 · Acts of Assembly Chapter 578

Casino gaming; consideration of service permit application.

Introduced
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Became law
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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-4118 through 58.1-4121 of the Code of Virginia, relating to casino gaming; consideration of service permit applications. Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Casino gaming; consideration of service permit application. Provides that the Virginia Lottery (the Department) may only consider the criminal record information of an applicant for a service permit for the eight years immediately preceding the date of the application. The bill also directs the Department to issue or deny any service permit within 30 business days of receipt; requires service permits to be renewed by the Virginia Lottery Board every 10 years; requires service permit application
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Where it is

Introduced · Jan 7, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 578 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

5
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Delores L. McQuinnKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieRozia A. Henson, Jr.Kimberly Pope AdamsDavid W. Marsden

Recorded votes

Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 2-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 95, X 2, N 2
Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 1-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 37, N 1, X 2
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 14, A 1
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-02-18 · P · Y 13, A 1
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 98, X 2
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 97, X 2, N 1
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 9, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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