Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted

SB661 — Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines.

Last action — Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 31, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    13 passed, 1 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

Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. S Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  2. S Passed by for the day

  3. Vetoed by Governor

  4. S Governor's Veto Received by Senate

  5. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB661)

  6. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  7. S Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  8. H Signed by Speaker

  9. S Signed by President

  10. S Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB661ER)

  11. S Enrolled

  12. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB661)

  13. S Conference report agreed to by Senate

  14. S Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)

  15. S Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

  16. S Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)

  17. H Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 38-N 1-A)

  18. H Passed by temporarily

  19. H Reconsideration of conference report rejected by House

  20. H Conference report rejected by House (49-Y 44-N 3-A)

  21. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 4:43 pm)

  22. Conference Report released

  23. S Conference substitute printed 26110092D-S3

  24. H House Conferees: Hayes, Krizek, Kilgore

  25. H Conferees appointed by House

  26. H House acceded to request for second conference committee

  27. S Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head

  28. S Second conferees appointed by Senate

  29. S Senate requested second conference committee (33-Y 6-N 0-A)

  30. S Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A)

  31. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/13/2026 7:36 pm)

  32. Conference Report released

  33. S Conference substitute printed 26109973D-S2

  34. H House Conferees: Hayes, Krizek, Kilgore

  35. H Conferees appointed by House

  36. S Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head

  37. S Conferees appointed by Senate

  38. S Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head

  39. S Conferees appointed by Senate

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

  41. H House requested conference committee

  42. H House insisted on substitute

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

  44. H Passed House with substitute (57-Y 39-N 1-A)

  45. H Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  46. H committee substitute agreed to

  47. H Read third time

  48. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB661)

  49. H Passed by for the day

  50. H Passed by for the day

  51. H Read second time

  52. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:02 pm)

  53. H Committee substitute printed 26108505D-H1

  54. H Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 9-N)

  55. H Reconsidered by General Laws (Voice Vote)

  56. H Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 6-N)

  57. H House committee offered

  58. H Placed on General Laws Agenda

  59. H Referred to Committee on General Laws

  60. H Read first time

  61. H Placed on Calendar

  62. S Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A)

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

  64. S Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  65. S Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote)

  66. S Read second time

  67. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/11/2026 3:58 pm)

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

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

  70. S Rules suspended

  71. S Committee substitute printed 26107646D-S1

  72. S Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)

  73. S Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  74. S Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)

  75. S Senate committee offered

  76. S Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming

  77. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 4:37 pm)

  78. S Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  79. S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104931D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 92 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

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)

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Passed 23 Yea · 15 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231502
Total 231502
% of votes cast 58%38%0%5%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 57 Yea · 38 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 573804
Total 573804
% of votes cast 58%38%0%4%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Nay
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Nay
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Nay
Charniele L. Herring — Nay
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 — Yea
Eric Phillips — Yea
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Nay
Gretchen M. Bulova — Nay
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Nay
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Irene Shin — Nay
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Nay
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Nay
John Chilton McAuliff — Nay
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Nay
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Not Voting
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Nay
Katrina Callsen — Nay
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kirk McPike — Nay
Laura Jane Cohen — Nay
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Not Voting
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Nay
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 — Yea
Mitchell Cornett — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Nay
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Not Voting
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 — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

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Passed 49 Yea · 44 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 494406
Total 494406
% of votes cast 49%44%0%6%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Nay
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Nay
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Nay
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bonita G. Anthony — Nay
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Nay
Charniele L. Herring — Nay
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 — Yea
Eric Phillips — Yea
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Nay
Gretchen M. Bulova — Nay
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Nay
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Not Voting
Irene Shin — Nay
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Nay
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Nay
John Chilton McAuliff — Nay
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Nay
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Not Voting
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Nay
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Nay
Katrina Callsen — Nay
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kirk McPike — Nay
Laura Jane Cohen — Nay
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Not Voting
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Nay
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Nay
Mark C. Downey — Not Voting
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Nay
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mitchell Cornett — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Nay
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Not Voting
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 — Yea
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

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Passed 33 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33601
Total 33601
% of votes cast 83%15%0%3%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 25 Yea · 14 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251401
Total 251401
% of votes cast 63%35%0%3%
How each member voted (40)

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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)

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

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Passed 57 Yea · 39 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 573903
Total 573903
% of votes cast 58%39%0%3%
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 — Nay
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Nay
Charniele L. Herring — Nay
Chris S. Runion — Nay
Dan I. Helmer — Not Voting
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 — Yea
Eric Phillips — Yea
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Nay
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Yea
Irene Shin — Nay
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Nay
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Nay
John Chilton McAuliff — Nay
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Nay
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Not Voting
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Nay
Katrina Callsen — Not Voting
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kirk McPike — Nay
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Nay
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Nay
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Nay
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Nay
Mitchell Cornett — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Nay
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Nay
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Nay
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
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 — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

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Passed 11 Yea · 9 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11901
Total 11901
% of votes cast 52%43%0%5%
How each member voted (21)

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Passed 24 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241501
Total 241501
% of votes cast 60%38%0%3%
How each member voted (40)

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

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Passed 10 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10500
Total 10500
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (15)

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB661 do?
Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines.
Who sponsors SB661?
SB661 is sponsored by Aaron R. Rouse.
What is the current status of SB661?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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