Virginia Lottery; disclosure of identity of winners.
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 status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Signed Apr 8, 2026
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The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 520 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the legislation, which lists specific types of confidential records exempt from public disclosure, remains identical to the previous version. The only changes are the addition of official chapter headers, the approval date, and formatting adjustments.
Scope change
None. The scope and applicability of the law remain unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Added official chapter headers, approval date (April 8, 2026), and page numbering to reflect that the bill has been enacted into law.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jan 30, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 520 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB701ER)
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (87-Y 6-N 1-A)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (19-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 9-N 0-A)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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