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VA HB 1527

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Sports betting; exception on NCAA Division I sports.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did VA HB 1527 pass?

The current status of VA HB 1527 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee General Laws

What is VA HB 1527 about?

Sports betting; NCAA Division I sports. Creates an exception to the prohibition on placing or accepting bets on Virginia college sports by allowing such bets to be placed or accepted on Virginia colleges participating in an NCAA Division I competition for a given sport. The bill also imposes a tax of 50 percent on permit holders for bets placed on NCAA Division I sports played at Virginia colleges and universities and directs the Virginia Lottery to allocate 100 percent of such tax revenue to the NCAA Division I Sports Betting Fund, created in the bill, for the purpose of supporting NCAA Division I college and university athletic programs in the Commonwealth. The bill's effective date is contingent upon the enactment of legislation by the General Assembly that establishes a Virginia Gaming Commission or other similar agency for the purposes of overseeing legal forms of gaming in the Commonwealth.

Who sponsors VA HB 1527?

Garrett McGuire is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1527.

Description

Sports betting; NCAA Division I sports. Creates an exception to the prohibition on placing or accepting bets on Virginia college sports by allowing such bets to be placed or accepted on Virginia colleges participating in an NCAA Division I competition for a given sport. The bill also imposes a tax of 50 percent on permit holders for bets placed on NCAA Division I sports played at Virginia colleges and universities and directs the Virginia Lottery to allocate 100 percent of such tax revenue to the NCAA Division I Sports Betting Fund, created in the bill, for the purpose of supporting NCAA Division I college and university athletic programs in the Commonwealth. The bill's effective date is contingent upon the enactment of legislation by the General Assembly that establishes a Virginia Gaming Commission or other similar agency for the purposes of overseeing legal forms of gaming in the Commonwealth.

Introduced
2026-01-29
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee General Laws
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Garrett McGuireprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-29

    Presented and ordered printed 26105946D

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-29

    Unanimous consent to introduce

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-29

    Referred to Committee on General Laws

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee General Laws

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1527

Attribution

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