---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gaming; posting of problem gambling helpline information."
description: "Gaming; posting of problem gambling helpline information. Requires those legally authorized to sell Virginia lottery tickets or conduct charitable gaming, horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering, and casino gaming in the Commonwealth to post in a conspicuous place on their premises a sign that bears the toll-free telephone number for the National Problem Gambling Helpline."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 1280"
citation: "Virginia SB 1280 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adam P. Ebbin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cb5cf44-6967-4bb9-a666-7f479faa1b56"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1280"
source_hash: "c01f1125563dc419330528db384b29a45c9740dceee44f4f78abc5e6f27e77ae"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 1280 (2025) — Gaming; posting of problem gambling helpline information.

Gaming; posting of problem gambling helpline information. Requires those legally authorized to sell Virginia lottery tickets or conduct charitable gaming, horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering, and casino gaming in the Commonwealth to post in a conspicuous place on their premises a sign that bears the toll-free telephone number for the National Problem Gambling Helpline.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018651.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072742.PDF)
3. **General Laws and Technology Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024357.PDF)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060148.PDF)

## Votes

- Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed House (97-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Adam P. Ebbin — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101017D `filing, introduction`
- **2025-01-08** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-20** Assigned GL&T sub: Gaming `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1280)
- **2025-01-22** Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-23** Committee substitute printed 25105267D-S1 `substitution`
- **2025-01-24** Rules suspended
- **2025-01-24** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- **2025-01-24** Passed by for the day
- **2025-01-24** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1280)
- **2025-01-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-01-27** Reading of substitute waived
- **2025-01-27** General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- **2025-01-27** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
- **2025-01-28** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-05** Placed on Calendar
- **2025-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-09** Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- **2025-02-13** Reported from General Laws (19-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2025-02-18** Passed House (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-02-20** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1280ER) `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1280)
- **2025-02-20** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-23** Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-05** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025 `enrolled`
- **2025-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 336 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-21** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0336)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9cb5cf44-6967-4bb9-a666-7f479faa1b56`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).