HB 1157 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Charitable gaming; denial, suspension, or revocation of permit.

Summary

Charitable gaming; denial, suspension, or revocation of permit. Removes duplicative provisions of charitable gaming law regarding the denial, suspension, or revocation of a charitable gaming permit or authorization to conduct electronic gaming.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 2 edits · Feb 25, 2026

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to an enrolled, final version. The substantive text regarding the denial, suspension, or revocation of charitable gaming permits remains unchanged. The only differences are the removal of introductory session headers and the addition of official formatting, page numbers, and approval stamps required for a law to be enacted.

TECHNICAL

Removed introductory metadata including the session date, bill introduction date, and committee referral status.

Added official enrolled formatting, including page numbers, bill identifiers, and approval stamps.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Feb 20, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 747 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1157ER)

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Assigned HGL sub: ABC/Gaming

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors