SB 661 VA

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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 deposit in the Virginia Gaming Commerce and Development Fund, established in the bill. The bill also imposes criminal and civil penalties for violations of the law and regulations related to electronic skill gaming devices.

• Aaron R. Rouse Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104931D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Jan 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 4:37 pm) · upper
4. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming · upper
5. Jan 28, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
6. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-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 26107646D-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 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/11/2026 3:58 pm) · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Feb 12, 2026 Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 12, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
16. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 19, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 19, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 19, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
21. Feb 24, 2026 House committee offered · lower
22. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 6-N) · lower
23. Feb 24, 2026 Reconsidered by General Laws (Voice Vote) · lower
24. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 9-N) · lower
25. Feb 25, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108505D-H1 · lower
26. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:02 pm) · upper
27. Feb 26, 2026 Read second time · lower
28. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
29. Mar 2, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
30. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB661) · upper
31. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · lower
32. Mar 3, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
33. Mar 3, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
34. Mar 3, 2026 Passed House with substitute (57-Y 39-N 1-A) · lower
35. Mar 4, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
36. Mar 4, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
37. Mar 4, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
38. Mar 4, 2026 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
39. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
40. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head · upper
41. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
42. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head · upper
43. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
44. Mar 4, 2026 House Conferees: Hayes, Krizek, Kilgore · lower
45. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
46. Mar 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/13/2026 7:36 pm) · upper
47. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A) · upper
48. Mar 14, 2026 Senate requested second conference committee (33-Y 6-N 0-A) · upper
49. Mar 14, 2026 Second conferees appointed by Senate · upper
50. Mar 14, 2026 Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head · upper
51. Mar 14, 2026 House acceded to request for second conference committee · lower
52. Mar 14, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
53. Mar 14, 2026 House Conferees: Hayes, Krizek, Kilgore · lower
54. Mar 14, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
55. Mar 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 4:43 pm) · upper
56. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report rejected by House (49-Y 44-N 3-A) · lower
57. Mar 14, 2026 Reconsideration of conference report rejected by House · lower
58. Mar 14, 2026 Passed by temporarily · lower
59. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 38-N 1-A) · lower
60. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A) · upper
61. Mar 14, 2026 Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
62. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A) · upper
63. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate · upper
64. Mar 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB661) · upper
65. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
66. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB661ER) · upper
67. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
68. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
69. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
70. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
71. Apr 7, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB661) · upper
72. Apr 13, 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
• 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
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• General Laws and Technology Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML