Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3711, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 18.2-325, 18.2-334, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 18.2-331.1, 18.2-339, 37.2-314.2, 58.1-4002, 58.1-4003, 58.1-4006, 58.1-4007, 58.1-4015.1, 58.1-4048,...” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Regulation and taxation of electronic skill gaming devices; penalties. Authorizes and specifies the registration and licensing requirements for the manufacture, distribution, operation, hosting, and playing of electronic skill gaming devices, as defined in the bill, under the regulatory authority of the Virginia Lottery. The bill imposes a 25 percent tax on all gross profits generated from the play of such electronic skill gaming devices and provides for the use of such tax proceeds after deposi
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Governor's Veto (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
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Aaron R. RouseChristie New Craig
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 23, N 15, X 2
Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 38, X 2
Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 23, N 15, X 2
Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 38-N 1-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · N 38, Y 57, X 3, A 1
Conference report rejected by House (49-Y 44-N 3-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · N 44, Y 49, X 3, A 3
Senate requested second conference committee (33-Y 6-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 33, N 6, X 1
Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 25, N 14, X 1
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 40
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · F · N 40
Passed House with substitute (57-Y 39-N 1-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-03 · P · N 39, Y 57, X 2, A 1
Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 9-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · N 9, Y 11, X 1
Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · N 6, Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 24, N 15, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 10, N 5
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-01-28 · P · N 6, Y 8, 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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