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

Virginia SB118, Virginia Lottery; casinos, internet gaming authorized, penalties, delayed effective date., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mamie E. Locke (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-14 (Failed to Pass from conference) (as of 2026-11-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB118
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Lottery; casinos, internet gaming authorized, penalties, delayed effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-03-14, Failed to Pass from conference
- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 15 (312 yes, 126 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Lottery; casinos; internet gaming authorized; penalties. Authorizes internet gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. The bill permits the Board to issue an internet gaming operator license to a casino gaming operator that submits an application on forms approved by the Board, meets certain qualifications, and pays an initial licensing fee of $500,000. The tax rate is set at 20 percent of an internet gaming operator's adjusted gross internet gaming revenue with three percent allocated to the Gaming Regulatory Fund, two percent allocated to the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, and 95 percent allocated to the Modern Public Education Fund.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mamie E. Locke (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate acceded to request Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 70 | 29 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 40 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 17 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 16 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Read third time and defeated by Senate | fail | 19 | 20 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 19 | 17 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 |   |

## Actions (54)

- 2026-03-14: Failed to Pass from conference (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: No further action taken (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: House Conferees: Simon, Krizek, Austin (House)
- 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by House (House)
- 2026-03-04: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: House requested conference committee (House)
- 2026-03-04: House insisted on substitute (House)
- 2026-03-04: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Passed House with substitute (70-Y 29-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-04: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-03-04: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-03-04: Read third time (House)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Conferees: Locke, McPike, Pillion (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-27: Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 4-N) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB118) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:05 pm) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Committee substitute printed 26108502D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-02-24: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-02-24: Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 4-N) (House)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-19: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 17-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (36-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB118) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Passed Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Reconsideration of (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (2/13/2026 4:12 pm) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/11/2026 4:15 pm) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Committee substitute printed 26107625D-S2 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (8-Y 6-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/30/2026 1:24 pm) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Committee substitute printed 26106275D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/8/2026 4:57 pm) (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101132D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179541.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179540.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178785.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178784.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1140149.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1140148.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101048.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101047.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1099969.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1099968.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095252.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095012.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095251.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095011.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082923.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082922.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty. (signed)
- HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179541.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179540.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178785.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178784.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1140149.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1140148.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101048.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1101047.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1099969.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1099968.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095252.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095012.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095251.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095011.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082923.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082922.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB128-2026)
- [HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1444-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB118-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).