# Virginia SB195: Gaming Commission; established, penalties, report.

Virginia SB195, Gaming Commission; established, penalties, report., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-02-10 (Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB195)) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB195-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB195
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Gaming Commission; established, penalties, report.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-02-10, Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB195)
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Gaming Commission established; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Gaming Commission as an independent agency of the Commonwealth, exclusive of the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of government, to oversee and regulate all forms of legal gambling in the Commonwealth except for the state lottery. The bill sets eligibility requirements for the appointment of a Commissioner and Virginia Gaming Commission Board members, provides powers and duties of such Commissioner and Board members, and provides for the transfer of current employees of relevant state agencies to the Commission. The bill contains numerous technical amendments.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## 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
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## 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-SB195-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).