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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1527: Sports betting; exception on NCAA Division I sports.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1527 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 29, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Sports betting; exception on NCAA Division I sports. Primary sponsor: Garrett McGuire (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Left in Committee General Laws.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Garrett McGuirePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Committee General Laws
  2. Referred to Committee on General Laws
  3. Unanimous consent to introduce
  4. Presented and ordered printed 26105946D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source