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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 604: Charitable gaming; common interest communities, bingo.

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

SB 604 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Charitable gaming; common interest communities, bingo. Primary sponsor: Tara Durant (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 10, 2026): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N 1-A).

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.

Charitable gaming; common interest communities; bingo. Allows common interest communities that qualify for deductions pursuant to § 277 of the Internal Revenue Code and that are solely available to residents age 55 or older to become qualified organizations, subject to certain registration requirements, for the purposes of conducting bingo in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tara DurantPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate27

“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. Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N 1-A)
  2. Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB604)
  4. Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming
  5. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101165D

Sources

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