Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1598 — An Act amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in games of chance, further providing for games of chance permitted, for prize limits and for sales limited, providing for pull-tab deal, further providing for distributor licenses, providing for skill machine distributor licenses, further providing for registration of manufacturers, providing for registration of skill machine manufacturers, further providing for regulations of department, providing for regulations of board, further providing for licensing of eligible organizations and for special permits and providing for special location permits, for vertical wheel game permits and for poker run permits; in club licensees, repealing provisions relating to club licensee, providing for definitions and for club licensee, further providing for distribution of proceeds and providing for club licensee location permits; in enforcement, further providing for revocation of licenses and for enforcement; and, in tavern gaming, further providing for definitions, for licenses, for application, for approval, for prize limits, for tavern raffle, for distribution of net revenue, for tavern games tax, for host municipality tavern games tax and for restricted receipts account, providing for skill machine revenue and further providing for enforcement and for prohibitions.

Last action — PN 2074 Referred to GAMING OVERSIGHT

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. PN 2074 Referred to GAMING OVERSIGHT

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 248 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (248)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1598?
HB 1598 is sponsored by R. Lee James (Republican), Louis Schmitt, Dan Moul (Republican), Millard, and Joe Ciresi (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1598?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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