SB 756 VA

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Casino gaming; eligible host localities. Adds Fairfax County to the list of localities eligible to host a casino in the Commonwealth and provides that any proposed site for a casino gaming establishment considered by Fairfax County shall be (i) located within one-quarter of a mile of an existing station on the Metro Silver Line, (ii) part of a coordinated mixed-use project development consisting of no less than 1.5 million square feet, (iii) within two miles of a regional enclosed mall containing not less than 1.5 million square feet of gross building area, and (iv) outside of the Interstate 495 Beltway.

• Scott A. Surovell Democratic · primary

1. Jan 20, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26100598D · upper
2. Jan 20, 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 (SB756) · upper
5. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (1/28/2026 10:24 am) · upper
6. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) · upper
7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107647D-S1 · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
10. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected · upper
14. Feb 12, 2026 Floor offered Senator Surovell Amendments · upper
15. Feb 12, 2026 Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) · upper
16. Feb 12, 2026 Senator Surovell Amendments agreed to · upper
17. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 14-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756) · upper
20. Feb 23, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
21. Feb 23, 2026 Read first time · lower
22. Feb 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
23. Feb 24, 2026 House committee offered · lower
24. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 8-N) · lower
25. Feb 25, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
26. Feb 25, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108497D-H1 · lower
27. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756) · upper
28. Feb 27, 2026 House committee offered · lower
29. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N) · lower
30. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108839D-H2 · lower
31. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756) · upper
32. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
33. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
34. Mar 4, 2026 committee substitute rejected · lower
35. Mar 4, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
36. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
37. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (64-Y 32-N 0-A) · lower
38. Mar 4, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
39. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (59-Y 37-N 1-A) · lower
40. Mar 4, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
41. Mar 4, 2026 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
42. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
43. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Conferees: Surovell, Marsden, Reeves · upper
44. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
45. Mar 4, 2026 House Conferees: Torian, Willett, Hodges · lower
46. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
47. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 16-N 0-A) · upper
48. Mar 14, 2026 Senate requested second conference committee (30-Y 9-N 0-A) · upper
49. Mar 14, 2026 Second conferees appointed by Senate · upper
50. Mar 14, 2026 Senate Conferees: Surovell, Marsden, Reeves · upper
51. Mar 14, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
52. Mar 14, 2026 House acceded to request for second conference committee · lower
53. Mar 14, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
54. Mar 14, 2026 House Conferees: Torian, Willett, Hodges · lower
55. Mar 14, 2026 Passed by temporarily · lower
56. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 41-N 0-A) · lower
57. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 13-N 0-A) · upper
58. Mar 16, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756) · upper
59. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
60. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB756ER) · upper
61. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
62. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
63. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
64. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
65. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756) · upper
66. Apr 11, 2026 Vetoed by Governor · 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.

• Governor's Veto Explanation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Senator Surovell Amendments · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML