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SB661Introduced in the Senate

Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines.

Vetoed

Introduced by Aaron Rouse, District 22

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

April 22, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

11 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A) · March 14, 2026

23

Yes

15

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5No
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3No
David Suetterlein4No
Travis Hackworth5No
Todd Pillion6No
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104931D

  2. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  3. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 4:37 pm)

  4. Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming

  5. Senate committee offered

  6. Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)

  7. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)

  8. Committee substitute printed 26107646D-S1

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  12. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/11/2026 3:58 pm)

  13. Read second time

  14. Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote)

  15. Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  16. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  17. Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A)

  18. Placed on Calendar

  19. Read first time

  20. Referred to Committee on General Laws

  21. House committee offered

  22. Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 6-N)

  23. Reconsidered by General Laws (Voice Vote)

  24. Reported from General Laws with substitute (11-Y 9-N)

  25. Committee substitute printed 26108505D-H1

  26. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/25/2026 1:02 pm)

  27. Read second time

  28. Passed by for the day

  29. Passed by for the day

  30. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB661)

  31. Read third time

  32. committee substitute agreed to

  33. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  34. Passed House with substitute (57-Y 39-N 1-A)

  35. House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)

  36. House insisted on substitute

  37. House requested conference committee

  38. Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  39. Conferees appointed by Senate

  40. Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head

  41. Conferees appointed by Senate

  42. Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head

  43. Conferees appointed by House

  44. House Conferees: Hayes, Krizek, Kilgore

  45. Conference Report released

  46. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/13/2026 7:36 pm)

  47. Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N 0-A)

  48. Senate requested second conference committee (33-Y 6-N 0-A)

  49. Second conferees appointed by Senate

  50. Senate Conferees: Rouse, McPike, Head

  51. House acceded to request for second conference committee

  52. Conferees appointed by House

  53. House Conferees: Hayes, Krizek, Kilgore

  54. Conference Report released

  55. Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 4:43 pm)

  56. Conference report rejected by House (49-Y 44-N 3-A)

  57. Reconsideration of conference report rejected by House

  58. Passed by temporarily

  59. Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 38-N 1-A)

  60. Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)

  61. Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

  62. Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)

  63. Conference report agreed to by Senate

  64. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB661)

  65. Enrolled

  66. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB661ER)

  67. Signed by President

  68. Signed by Speaker

  69. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  70. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  71. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB661)

  72. Vetoed by Governor

  73. Passed by for the day

  74. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

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