# Virginia HB515: Sports betting; prohibition on use of credit cards. Virginia HB515, Sports betting; prohibition on use of credit cards., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marty Martinez (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0926)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB515-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB515 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Sports betting; prohibition on use of credit cards. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0926) - Sponsor: Marty Martinez (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (326 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Sports betting; prohibition on use of credit cards. Prohibits the Director of the Virginia Lottery from approving the use of credit cards as a method for sports bettors to fund sports betting accounts. The bill also requires a permit holder to take reasonable measures to prohibit the acceptance of credit cards to fund sports betting accounts on its sports betting platform. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Credit-card ban for Virginia sports bettors: cost, low. Virginia's sports betting director cannot approve credit cards as a way to fund betting accounts. Sports betting operators must take reasonable steps to prevent those payments. People funding betting accounts must use another payment method, such as a debit card or bank transfer. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Marty Martinez (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | Senate amendment agreed to by House | pass | 93 | 4 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 94 | 3 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0926) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 926 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB515) (House) - 2026-03-13: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB515ER) (House) - 2026-03-13: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-13: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate amendment agreed to by House (93-Y 4-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-04: Passed Senate with amendment Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-01-27: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-01-27: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House) - 2026-01-26: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-22: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB515) (House) - 2026-01-20: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-19: Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100412D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224619.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224618.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203414.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203413.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194517.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170758.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169420.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084752.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084751.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224619.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224618.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203414.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1203413.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194517.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170758.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1169420.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084752.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084751.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB515-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).