HB 396 VA

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Charitable gaming; Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. Increases from 18 years of age to 21 years of age the minimum age an individual must be to participate in Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. The bill provides that no qualified organization may conduct Texas Hold'em poker tournaments (i) at a location outside of the county, city, or town in which its principal office, as registered with the State Corporation Commission, is located or in an adjoining county, city, or town or (ii) at an establishment that has been granted a retail alcoholic beverage control license unless such license is held by the qualified organization. The bill also allows unlimited rebuys during the first two hours of tournament play or until the first break, whichever occurs first, and permits one add-on at the end of the rebuy period before play resumes at the end of the first break.

• Paul E. Krizek Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100031D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming · lower
4. Jan 20, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) · lower
5. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Jan 22, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105786D-H1 · lower
7. Jan 26, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Jan 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB396) · lower
9. Jan 27, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Jan 27, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Jan 27, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Jan 28, 2026 Read third time and passed House (88-Y 8-N 0-A) · lower
13. Jan 29, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Jan 29, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (10-Y 3-N 1-A) · upper
16. Feb 19, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108211D-S1 · upper
17. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
18. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
20. Feb 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB396) · lower
21. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Feb 23, 2026 General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to · upper
23. Feb 23, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
24. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 15-N 0-A) · upper
25. Feb 25, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (4-Y 93-N 0-A) · lower
26. Feb 27, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Feb 27, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
28. Mar 2, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
29. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
30. Mar 4, 2026 House Conferees: Krizek, Cole, J.G., Morefield · lower
31. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
32. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Conferees: Jones, Carroll Foy, Reeves · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
34. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (88-Y 8-N 0-A) · lower
35. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A) · upper
36. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
37. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB396ER) · lower
38. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
39. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB396) · lower
40. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
41. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
42. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
43. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 601 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
44. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0601) · 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
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · PDF
• General Laws and Technology Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• ABC/Gaming Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• ABC/Gaming Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• ABC/Gaming Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• ABC/Gaming Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML