HB791 — Charitable gaming; conduct of athletic event drawings.
Last action — Read third time and defeated by House (29-Y 65-N 0-A)
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
Low chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Charitable gaming; conduct of athletic event drawings.
Bill Text
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Read HB791 on the official Virginia source →Action History
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H Read third time and defeated by House (29-Y 65-N 0-A)
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H Passed by for the day
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H Reconsidered
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H Read third time and defeated by House (38-Y 58-N 0-A)
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H Read second time and engrossed
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H Read first time
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H Reported from General Laws (20-Y 1-N)
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H Placed on General Laws Agenda
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H Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
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H Placed on General Laws Agenda
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H Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming
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H Referred to Committee on General Laws
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H Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103433D
Sponsors
- Terry L. Austin · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 66 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 29 | 65 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 29 | 65 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 29% | 65% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (100)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 38 | 58 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 38 | 58 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 38% | 58% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (100)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 5% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Adele Y. McClure | — | Yea |
| Atoosa R. Reaser | — | Yea |
| Barry D. Knight | — | Not Voting |
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| Bill Wiley | — | Yea |
| Elizabeth R. Guzman | — | Yea |
| Ellen H. McLaughlin | — | Yea |
| Holly M. Seibold | — | Yea |
| Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. | — | Yea |
| James W. Morefield | — | Yea |
| Joshua G. Cole | — | Yea |
| Karrie K. Delaney | — | Yea |
| Katrina Callsen | — | Yea |
| Lily V. Franklin | — | Yea |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Nay |
| Marcus B. Simon | — | Yea |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Yea |
| Phil M. Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Stacey Annie Carroll | — | Yea |
| Terry L. Austin | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 10% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (10)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Atoosa R. Reaser | — | Yea |
| Barry D. Knight | — | Not Voting |
| Holly M. Seibold | — | Yea |
| James W. Morefield | — | Yea |
| Joshua G. Cole | — | Yea |
| Katrina Callsen | — | Yea |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Nay |
| Phil M. Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Terry L. Austin | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB791 do?
- Charitable gaming; conduct of athletic event drawings.
- Who sponsors HB791?
- HB791 is sponsored by Terry L. Austin.
- What is the current status of HB791?
- This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track HB791?
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