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Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Sub

Friday, February 13, 2026·14m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources subcommittee advanced fourteen bills covering internet gaming, skill games, collective bargaining, data center tax exemptions, and more, with several contentious measures passing on 5-2 or 6-1 votes, while a solar prevailing wage bill was continued to 2027.

Key Actions

·HB 161 – Internet Gaming AuthorizationPassed

+ 12 more actions

Notable Quotes

“This bill includes a reenactment clause, so no budget amendment required.”

Betsy B. Carr — Delegate Carr was explaining why HB 161, the Internet gaming authorization bill, did not require a budget amendment before moving to report it as substituted.

Votes

Report HB 161 as substitutedPassed
Report HB 271Passed
Report HB 360Passed
Report HB 677 as substitutedPassed
Report HB 765Passed
Report HB 897 as substitutedPassed
Report HB 938Passed
Report HB 1263 as substitutedPassed
Report HB 1266Passed
Report HB 1272 as substitutedPassed
Continue HB 1372 to 2027Passed
Report HB 1393 as substitutedPassed
Report HB 1465Passed
Report HB 1475Passed
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TranscriptPreview
Clerk will close the roll. We have all members here. Seven to zero. Here. We got seven members. We're going to start with House Bill 161. Yes, Mr. Chairman. House Bill 161 from Delegate Simon. There's a substitute. Move the substitute. Do we have a second? Second. It's been properly moved and seconded to adopt the substitute. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Opposed? Okay. Yes, Mr. Chairman. This bill authorizes Internet gaming in the commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. The committee substitute before you imposes a tax of 20% on an Internet gaming operator's adjusted gross Internet gaming revenue. 5% of that amount would be deposited in the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund for the first. Mr. Chairman, Delegate Carr. This bill includes a reenactment clause, so no budget amendment required. So I move that we adopt a substitute. We move to report as substituted. Do we have a second? Second. It's been moved and seconded. The clerk will open the roll. Clerk will close the roll. The bill passes five to two as substituted. House Bill 271. Yes, Mr. Chairman. This is your bill establishing the Virginia Gaming Commission as an…
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