Virginia 2026 Session Status: Introduced

SB118 — Virginia Lottery; casinos, internet gaming authorized, penalties, delayed effective date.

Last action — Failed to Pass from conference

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Stalled 10% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    10 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Virginia Lottery; casinos, internet gaming authorized, penalties, delayed effective date.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. S Failed to Pass from conference

  2. S No further action taken

  3. H House Conferees: Simon, Krizek, Austin

  4. H Conferees appointed by House

  5. S Senate Conferees: Locke, McPike, Pillion

  6. S Conferees appointed by Senate

  7. S Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  8. H House requested conference committee

  9. H House insisted on substitute

  10. S House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

  11. H Passed House with substitute (70-Y 29-N 0-A)

  12. H Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  13. H committee substitute agreed to

  14. H Read third time

  15. H Read second time

  16. H Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 4-N)

  17. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB118)

  18. H Placed on Appropriations Agenda

  19. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:05 pm)

  20. H Committee substitute printed 26108502D-H1

  21. H Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

  22. H Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  23. H Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 4-N)

  24. H House committee offered

  25. H Placed on General Laws Agenda

  26. H Referred to Committee on General Laws

  27. H Read first time

  28. H Placed on Calendar

  29. S Passed Senate

  30. S Reconsideration of

  31. S Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 17-N 0-A)

  32. S Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (36-Y 0-N 0-A)

  33. S Passed by for the day

  34. S Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

  35. S Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N 0-A)

  36. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB118)

  37. S Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (2/13/2026 4:12 pm)

  38. S Passed by for the day

  39. S Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  40. S Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

  41. S Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)

  42. S Read second time

  43. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/11/2026 4:15 pm)

  44. S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  45. S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  46. S Rules suspended

  47. S Committee substitute printed 26107625D-S2

  48. S Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (8-Y 6-N 1-A)

  49. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/30/2026 1:24 pm)

  50. S Committee substitute printed 26106275D-S1

  51. S Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  52. S Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)

  53. S Senate committee offered

  54. S Senate subcommittee offered

  55. S Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming

  56. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/8/2026 4:57 pm)

  57. S Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  58. S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101132D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 69 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Senate acceded to request

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 70 Yea · 29 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 702900
Total 702900
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Nay
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Nay
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Nay
Eric Phillips — Nay
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Nay
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Yea
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Nay
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kirk McPike — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Nay
Mitchell Cornett — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Will Davis — Nay
Wren M. Williams — Yea

Official roll call →

Failed 0 Yea · 40 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 04000
Total 04000
% of votes cast 0%100%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Reported from Appropriations

Passed 17 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17401
Total 17401
% of votes cast 77%18%0%5%
How each member voted (22)

Official roll call →

Passed 16 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16401
Total 16401
% of votes cast 76%19%0%5%
How each member voted (21)

Official roll call →

Passed 19 Yea · 17 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191704
Total 191704
% of votes cast 48%43%0%10%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Failed 19 Yea · 20 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 192001
Total 192001
% of votes cast 48%50%0%3%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38002
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36004
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 8 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8601
Total 8601
% of votes cast 53%40%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Nay
Barbara A. Favola — Not Voting
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
David W. Marsden — Nay
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 9 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9600
Total 9600
% of votes cast 60%40%0%0%
How each member voted (15)

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB118 do?
Virginia Lottery; casinos, internet gaming authorized, penalties, delayed effective date.
Who sponsors SB118?
SB118 is sponsored by Mamie E. Locke.
What is the current status of SB118?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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