Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 6 D cosponsors

HB 696 — An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, further providing for regulatory authority of board and for number of slot machines.

Last action — Referred to GAMING OVERSIGHT, Feb. 21, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Updating Pennsylvania's Slot Machine Regulations

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to GAMING OVERSIGHT, Feb. 21, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 247 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (247)

247 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 696 do?
Updating Pennsylvania's Slot Machine Regulations
Who sponsors HB 696?
HB 696 is sponsored by Keith S. Harris (Democratic), Dan K. Williams (Democratic), Robert E. Merski (Democratic), Ed Neilson (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), and Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 696?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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