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Committees · 2019–2020 Regular Session

Gaming Oversight

A House of Representatives committee, in every session since the 2017–2018 session.

Other sessions: 2025–2026 · 2023–2024 · 2021–2022 · 2017–2018

Members

As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.

Bills

Bills sent to the committee in the 2019–2020 Regular Session.

  • Bills sent19

    <1% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees

  • Reported out16%

    3 of 19; 16 stopped in committee

  • Time in committeetoo few to say

  • Amendments offered1

    committee amendments

In every session

Each session over its whole term. The 2025–2026 is so far.

  • 2025–202635 bills

    reported 11% · too few to say · 3 amendments · 26 members

  • 2023–202422 bills

    reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 25 members

  • 2021–202215 bills

    reported 13% · too few to say · 1 amendment · 24 members

  • 2019–202019 bills

    reported 16% · too few to say · 1 amendment · 25 members

  • 2017–201849 bills

    reported 22% · typically 40 days, most 27–48 · 8 amendments · 26 members

Bills it was sent

Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2019–2020 Regular Session, newest first.

19 bills

  • House Bill 2764 · 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 miscellaneous provisions, providing for games of chance operations during COVID-19 disaster emergency.

    Sent August 7, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 777 · 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 club licensees, further providing for report and for distribution of proceeds.

    Sent April 27, 2020 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 1885 · An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, further providing for regulatory authority of board.

    Sent September 26, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1682 · An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to video gaming, further providing for definitions; in application and licensure, further providing for establishment licenses and for issuance and renewal; and, in operation, further providing for video gaming limitations, for hours of operation and for terminal placement agreements.

    Sent June 27, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 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.

    Sent June 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1407 · An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for gambling devices, gambling, etc.

    Sent May 6, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1285 · 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, for registration of manufacturers, for regulations of department, 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, further providing for 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 tavern raffle, for distribution of net revenue, for tavern games tax, for host municipality tavern games tax and for enforcement.

    Sent April 25, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1325 · An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other criminal intrusion, further providing for the offense of criminal trespass.

    Sent April 25, 2019 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 1327 · An Act amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, providing for social card games and tournaments.

    Sent April 25, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1274 · 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 distributor licenses and for registration of manufacturers; in enforcement, further providing for enforcement; and, in tavern gaming, further providing for definitions, for licenses, for application, for approval, for change in ownership, for tavern raffle, for distribution of net revenue, for tavern games tax, for host municipality tavern games tax, for reports, for enforcement and for prohibitions.

    Sent April 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 1023 · An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to gaming, further providing for definitions; in Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, further providing for board minutes and records, for regulatory authority of the board and for number of slot machines; and in licensees, further providing for gaming service provider and for nongaming service provider and providing for slot machines in qualified airports.

    Sent April 2, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 931 · An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for gambling devices, gambling, etc.

    Sent March 25, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 826 · An Act providing for sports raffles for charity; and making related repeals.

    Sent March 14, 2019 · Reported out after 13 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 803 · An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in interactive gaming, further providing for local share assessment; in sports wagering, further providing for local share assessment; and, in revenues, further providing for distribution of local share.

    Sent March 13, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 657 · An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sports and amusements, providing for the offense of underage persons in licensed facilities and for the offense of underage gambling; and making an inconsistent repeal.

    Sent March 1, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 515 · An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, further providing for Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board established and for code of conduct.

    Sent February 19, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 498 · An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sports wagering, further providing for sports wagering tax.

    Sent February 12, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 499 · An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to video gaming, further providing for definitions; in application and licensure relating to video gaming, further providing for establishment licenses, establishing the City of the First Class Nuisance Bar Enforcement Task Force Account, further providing for issuance and renewal and providing for additional annual fee for terminal operator licensees; and, in operation, further providing for video gaming limitations and for terminal placement agreements.

    Sent February 12, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • House Bill 369 · An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in administration and enforcement relating to gaming, further providing for list of persons self excluded from gaming activities.

    Sent February 4, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days