Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted

SB756 — Casino gaming; eligible host localities.

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 20, 2026. Enacted.

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

Odds of enactment

High chance

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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

    12 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

Casino gaming; eligible host localities.

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 (SB756)

  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 (SB756ER)

  11. S Enrolled

  12. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756)

  13. S Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 13-N 0-A)

  14. H Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 41-N 0-A)

  15. H Passed by temporarily

  16. H House Conferees: Torian, Willett, Hodges

  17. H Conferees appointed by House

  18. H House acceded to request for second conference committee

  19. Conference Report released

  20. S Conference substitute printed 26110084D-S3

  21. S Senate Conferees: Surovell, Marsden, Reeves

  22. S Second conferees appointed by Senate

  23. S Senate requested second conference committee (30-Y 9-N 0-A)

  24. S Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 16-N 0-A)

  25. Conference Report released

  26. S Conference substitute printed 26109721D-S2

  27. H House Conferees: Torian, Willett, Hodges

  28. H Conferees appointed by House

  29. S Senate Conferees: Surovell, Marsden, Reeves

  30. S Conferees appointed by Senate

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

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

  33. H Passed House with substitute (59-Y 37-N 1-A)

  34. H Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

  35. H Passed House with substitute (64-Y 32-N 0-A)

  36. H Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  37. H committee substitute agreed to

  38. H committee substitute rejected

  39. H Read third time

  40. H Read second time

  41. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756)

  42. H Committee substitute printed 26108839D-H2

  43. H Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N)

  44. H House committee offered

  45. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756)

  46. H Placed on Appropriations Agenda

  47. H Committee substitute printed 26108497D-H1

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

  49. H Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  50. H Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 8-N)

  51. H House committee offered

  52. H Placed on General Laws Agenda

  53. H Referred to Committee on General Laws

  54. H Read first time

  55. H Placed on Calendar

  56. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756)

  57. S Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 14-N 0-A)

  58. S Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)

  59. S Senator Surovell Amendments agreed to

  60. S Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)

  61. S Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected

  62. S Read second time

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

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

  65. S Rules suspended

  66. S Committee substitute printed 26107647D-S1

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

  68. S Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  69. S Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)

  70. S Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (1/28/2026 10:24 am)

  71. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB756)

  72. S Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming

  73. S Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  74. S Presented and ordered printed 26100598D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 89 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 25 Yea · 13 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251302
Total 251302
% of votes cast 63%33%0%5%
How each member voted (40)

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Passed 55 Yea · 41 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 554103
Total 554103
% of votes cast 56%41%0%3%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Nay
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Nay
Amy J. Laufer — Nay
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Nay
Betsy B. Carr — Nay
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 — Nay
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 — 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 — Yea
JJ Singh — Nay
Jackie H. Glass — Nay
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
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 — Nay
Karen Hamilton — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Nay
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Nay
Kathy K.L. Tran — Nay
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Nay
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Kirk McPike — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Not Voting
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Nay
Marcus B. Simon — Nay
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Nay
Michael B. Feggans — Nay
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Nay
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mitchell Cornett — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Nay
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Nay
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Nay
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Nay
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 — Nay
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Nay
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 30 Yea · 9 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30901
Total 30901
% of votes cast 75%23%0%3%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 22 Yea · 16 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221602
Total 221602
% of votes cast 55%40%0%5%
How each member voted (40)

Official roll call →

Passed 59 Yea · 37 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 593703
Total 593703
% of votes cast 60%37%0%3%
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 — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Nay
Chris S. Runion — Not Voting
Dan I. Helmer — Nay
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 — Not Voting
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Yea
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 — Yea
JJ Singh — Nay
Jackie H. Glass — Nay
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Nay
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Nay
Karen Hamilton — Yea
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Nay
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Nay
Kathy K.L. Tran — Nay
Katrina Callsen — Yea
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 — Nay
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Madison Whittle — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Nay
Marcus B. Simon — Nay
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 — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Nay
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Nay
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Nay
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. — Not Voting
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Nay
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Will Davis — Nay
Wren M. Williams — Yea

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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 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 18 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18400
Total 18400
% of votes cast 82%18%0%0%
How each member voted (22)

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Passed 12 Yea · 8 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12801
Total 12801
% of votes cast 57%38%0%5%
How each member voted (21)

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Passed 23 Yea · 14 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231403
Total 231403
% of votes cast 58%35%0%8%
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 11 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11400
Total 11400
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (15)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB756 do?
Casino gaming; eligible host localities.
Who sponsors SB756?
SB756 is sponsored by Scott A. Surovell.
What is the current status of SB756?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 20, 2026. Enacted.
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