# Virginia SB661: Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines. Virginia SB661, Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2026-04-22 (Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB661-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB661 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines. - Status: vetoed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-22, Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Sponsor: Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 21 (452 yes, 252 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Regulation and taxation of electronic skill gaming devices; penalties. Authorizes and specifies the registration and licensing requirements for the manufacture, distribution, operation, hosting, and playing of electronic skill gaming devices, as defined in the bill, under the regulatory authority of the Virginia Lottery. The bill imposes a 25 percent tax on all gross profits generated from the play of such electronic skill gaming devices and provides for the use of such tax proceeds after deposit in the Virginia Gaming Commerce and Development Fund, established in the bill. The bill also imposes criminal and civil penalties for violations of the law and regulations related to electronic skill gaming devices. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-14 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 23 | 15 | | | 2026-03-14 | Senate | Senate requested second conference committee | pass | 33 | 6 | | | 2026-03-14 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 23 | 15 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 57 | 38 | 1 | | 2026-03-14 | House | Conference report rejected by House | pass | 49 | 44 | 3 | | 2026-03-14 | Senate | Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 25 | 14 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 40 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate acceded to request Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 57 | 39 | 1 | | 2026-02-24 | House | Reconsidered by General Laws (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute | pass | 11 | 9 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute | pass | 14 | 6 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 24 | 15 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to | 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 | 10 | 5 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 6 | | ## Actions (74) - 2026-04-22: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-04-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB661) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB661ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB661) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Conference report rejected by House (49-Y 44-N 3-A) (House) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 38-N 1-A) (House) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Passed by temporarily (House) - 2026-03-14: Reconsideration of conference report rejected by House (House) - 2026-03-14: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 4:43 pm) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Conference Report released - 2026-03-14: House Conferees: Hayes, Krizek, Kilgore (House) - 2026-03-14: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2026-03-14: Senate requested second conference committee (33-Y 6-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: House acceded to request for second conference committee (House) - 2026-03-14: Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Second conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/13/2026 7:36 pm) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Conference Report released - 2026-03-04: House Conferees: Hayes, Krizek, Kilgore (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: Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Passed House with substitute (57-Y 39-N 1-A) (House) - 2026-03-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2026-03-03: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-03-03: Read third time (House) - 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB661) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Passed by for the day (House) - 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day (House) - 2026-02-26: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-25: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:02 pm) (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Committee substitute printed 26108505D-H1 (House) - 2026-02-24: House committee offered (House) - 2026-02-24: Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 9-N) (House) - 2026-02-24: Reconsidered by General Laws (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-02-24: Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 6-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) - 2026-02-13: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Committee amendments 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 3:58 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 26107646D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 4:37 pm) (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104931D (Senate) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2026-04-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218703.HTML) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214554.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214553.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212300.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212293.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212292.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211235.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211232.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211231.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179545.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179544.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178799.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178798.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1141726.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1141725.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102039.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1099985.HTML) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091694.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091693.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218703.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214554.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214553.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212300.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212293.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212292.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211235.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211232.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211231.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179545.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179544.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178799.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1178798.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1141726.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1141725.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102039.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1099985.HTML) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091694.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1091693.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-SB661-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).