# Virginia SB675: Casino gaming; eligible host localities. Virginia SB675, Casino gaming; eligible host localities., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David W. Marsden (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB675-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB675 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Casino gaming; eligible host localities. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-01-17 - Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Finance and Appropriations - Sponsor: David W. Marsden (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (33 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Casino gaming; eligible host localities. Adds Fairfax County to the list of localities eligible to host a casino in the Commonwealth and provides that any proposed site for a casino gaming establishment considered by Fairfax County shall be (i) located within one-quarter of a mile of an existing station on the Metro Silver Line, (ii) part of a coordinated mixed-use project development, (iii) outside of the Dulles airport flight path, (iv) within two miles of a major shopping destination containing not less than 1.5 million square feet of gross building area, and (v) outside of the Interstate 495 Beltway. The bill also requires an eligible host locality in selecting a preferred casino gaming operator to consider and give substantial weight to the proposer's history of or commitment to (a) paying or contracting for the payment of prevailing wages to those individuals providing construction labor during the initial construction of the casino gaming establishment and any hospitality facilities on the premises, and (b) entering into labor peace agreements with labor organizations that are actively engaged in representing or seeking to represent employees in the gaming or hospitality industries in the Commonwealth. The bill also requires an eligible host locality to provide with its submission of its preferred casino gaming operator to the Virginia Lottery an executed agreement with its preferred casino gaming operator certifying that such casino gaming operator and any subcontractor or sublessee responsible for the performance of casino gaming or hospitality operations at the proposed casino gaming establishment will enter into a labor peace agreement with each labor organization actively engaged in representing or seeking to represent employees in the gaming or hospitality industries in the Commonwealth that requests such labor peace agreement, and evidence of all such signed labor peace agreements. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David W. Marsden (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2024-02-06 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 2 | | | 2024-01-24 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 4 | 1 | | 2024-01-24 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute | pass | 10 | 4 | 1 | ## Actions (12) - 2024-11-19: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate) - 2024-02-06: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) (Senate) - 2024-01-26: Impact statement from DPB (SB675S1) (Senate) - 2024-01-24: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Senate) - 2024-01-24: Committee substitute printed 24105928D-S1 (Senate) - 2024-01-24: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (10-Y 4-N 1-A) (Senate) - 2024-01-24: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered (Senate) - 2024-01-23: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered (Senate) - 2024-01-23: Impact statement from DPB (SB675) (Senate) - 2024-01-18: Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming (Senate) - 2024-01-17: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2024-01-17: Presented and ordered printed 24104966D (Senate) ## Bill text - Substitute, 2024-01-25: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB675) - Introduced, 2024-01-17: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB675) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. 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(to governor) ## Sources - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB675) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [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-SB675-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).