# Virginia SB604: Charitable gaming; common interest communities, bingo.

Virginia SB604, Charitable gaming; common interest communities, bingo., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tara A. Durant (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB604-2027
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB604
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Charitable gaming; common interest communities, bingo.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Tara A. Durant (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Charitable gaming; common interest communities; bingo. Allows common interest communities that qualify for deductions pursuant to § 277 of the Internal Revenue Code and that are solely available to residents age 55 or older to become qualified organizations, subject to certain registration requirements, for the purposes of conducting bingo in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tara A. Durant (Republican), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB604) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101165D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230044.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230043.PDF)

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- HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information. (introduced)
- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
- SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee)
- SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion State Prison. (in committee)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230044.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1230043.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB604-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).