SB 129 VA

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Fantasy contests; regulation and taxation. Imposes (i) a 10 percent tax on a fantasy contest operator's fantasy contest revenue, with 2.5 percent of the tax revenue being allocated to the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund and the remaining 97.5 percent being allocated to the general fund, and (ii) a 2.6 percent fee on a fantasy contests operator's fantasy contest revenue to be utilized by the Virginia Lottery to cover the costs of administration and regulation of fantasy contests in the Commonwealth. The bill also limits the definition of "fantasy contest" and requires fantasy contest operators to apply to the Virginia Lottery for a permit before offering any fantasy contest in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 145.

• Adam P. Ebbin · primary

1. Jan 6, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101978D · upper
2. Jan 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming · upper
4. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB129) · upper
5. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (9-Y 5-N 1-A) · upper
7. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107645D-S1 · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Read first time · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
18. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB129) · upper
19. Feb 24, 2026 House committee offered · lower
20. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) · lower
21. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
22. Feb 25, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108503D-H1 · lower
23. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
24. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB129) · upper
25. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
28. Mar 4, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
29. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
30. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (91-Y 7-N 0-A) · lower
31. Mar 4, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
32. Mar 4, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
33. Mar 4, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
34. Mar 4, 2026 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
35. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
36. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Conferees: McPike, Carroll Foy, Reeves · upper
37. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
38. Mar 4, 2026 House Conferees: Krizek, McClure, Wiley · lower
39. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
40. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (88-Y 7-N 0-A) · lower
41. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 12-N 0-A) · upper
42. Mar 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB129) · upper
43. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
44. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB129ER) · upper
45. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
46. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
47. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
48. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
49. Apr 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB129) · upper
50. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 566 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
51. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0566) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML