# Virginia SB701: Virginia Lottery; disclosure of identity of winners.

Virginia SB701, Virginia Lottery; disclosure of identity of winners., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0520)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB701
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Lottery; disclosure of identity of winners.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0520)
- Sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (187 yes, 18 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Virginia Lottery; disclosure of identity of winners. Prohibits the Virginia Lottery (the Department) from disclosing information about any individual winner and exempts such information from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act unless the winner consents to such disclosure. Under current law, the Department is prohibited from disclosing information about any individual winner whose prize exceeds $1 million unless the winner consents to such disclosure.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Virginia lottery winners gain privacy: benefit, low. The Virginia Lottery cannot share information identifying an individual winner unless that winner agrees in writing. With written consent, it may share the winner’s name, hometown, and amount won.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Adam P. Ebbin (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-27 | House | Passed House | pass | 87 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Reported from General Laws | pass | 19 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 30 | 9 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | 13 | 2 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-04-08: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0520) (Governor)
- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor-Chapter 520 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB701) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB701ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-27: Passed House (87-Y 6-N 1-A) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-26: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-24: Reported from General Laws (19-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-03: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 9-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB701) (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 26100241D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218183.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218182.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188673.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188672.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092078.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092077.PDF)

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- 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
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218183.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218182.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188673.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1188672.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092078.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092077.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB701-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).