SB 609 VA

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Virginia Lottery and Gaming Authority established. Establishes the Virginia Lottery and Gaming Authority to oversee and regulate all forms of legal gambling in the Commonwealth.

• L. Louise Lucas Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101011D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
3. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB609) · upper
4. Feb 10, 2026 Incorporates SB195 (Aird) · upper
5. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) · upper
6. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107587D-S1 · upper
12. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Feb 13, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
14. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
16. Feb 13, 2026 Substitute bill reprinted 26107587D · upper
17. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 20, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
19. Feb 20, 2026 Read first time · lower
20. Feb 20, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
21. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB609) · upper
22. Feb 24, 2026 House committee offered · lower
23. Feb 24, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 1-N) · lower
24. Feb 25, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108506D-H1 · lower
25. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 12:58 pm) · upper
26. Feb 26, 2026 Read second time · lower
27. Feb 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB609) · upper
28. Feb 27, 2026 Read third time · lower
29. Feb 27, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
30. Feb 27, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
31. Feb 27, 2026 Passed House with substitute (90-Y 6-N 0-A) · lower
32. Mar 3, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 4, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
34. Mar 4, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
35. Mar 4, 2026 Senate acceded to request (39-Y 1-N 0-A) · upper
36. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
37. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Conferees: Lucas, Deeds, Pillion, Aird · upper
38. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
39. Mar 4, 2026 House Conferees: Krizek, Torian, Austin · lower
40. Mar 14, 2026 No further action taken · upper
41. Mar 14, 2026 Failed to Pass from conference · upper

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.

• 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