CHAPTER 565
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3705.3 , as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 37.2-314.2 , 52-53 , 58.1-4015.1 , 58.1-4030 , and 58.1-4103 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-16.3 and by adding in Title 58.1 a chapter numbered 42, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-4200 through 58.1-4214 ; and to repeal Chapter 51 (§§ 59.1-556 through 59.1-570 ) of Title 59.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to regulation and taxation of fantasy contests.
[H 145]
Approved April 13, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.2-3705.3 , as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 37.2-314.2 , 52-53 , 58.1-4015.1 , 58.1-4030 , and 58.1-4103 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-16.3 and by adding in Title 58.1 a chapter numbered 42, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-4200 through 58.1-4214 , as follows:
§ 2.2-3705.3 . (Effective until July 1, 2026) Exclusions to application of chapter; records relating to administrative investigations.
The following information contained in a public record is excluded from the mandatory disclosure provisions of this chapter but may be disclosed by the custodian in his discretion, except where such disclosure is prohibited by law. Redaction of information excluded under this section from a public record shall be conducted in accordance with § 2.2-3704.01 .
1. Information relating to investigations of applicants for licenses and permits, and of all licensees and permittees, made by or submitted to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority, the Virginia Lottery pursuant to Chapter 40 (§ 58.1-4000 et seq.) and , Chapter 41 (§ 58.1-4100 et seq.) , and Chapter 42 (§ 58.1-4200 et seq.) of Title 58.1, the Virginia Racing Commission, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services relating to investigations and applications pursuant to Article 1.1:1 (§ 18.2-340.15 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2, or the Private Security Services Unit of the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
2. Records of active investigations being conducted by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority or by the Department of Health Professions or any health regulatory board in the Commonwealth pursuant to § 54.1-108 .
3. Investigator notes, and other correspondence and information, furnished in confidence with respect to an active investigation of individual employment discrimination complaints made to the Department of Human Resource Management, to such personnel of any local public body, including local school boards, as are responsible for conducting such investigations in confidence, or to any public institution of higher education. However, nothing in this subdivision shall prevent the disclosure of information taken from inactive reports in a form that does not reveal the identity of charging parties, persons supplying the information, or other individuals involved in the investigation.