State Government / Virginia / Legislation / HB 271
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.
Latest development · Jul 21, 2026
Continued from last session
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Continued from last session
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (90-Y 7-N 0-A)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
committee substitute agreed to
Read second time
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB271)
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26105828D-H1
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/11/2026 9:40 am)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee offered
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB271)
Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/9/2026 2:30 pm)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100145D
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