Committee
Gaming Oversight
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committee members
Kerry Benninghoff (R)
Andre Carroll (D)
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D)
Republican Chair
Russ Diamond (R)
Sean Dougherty (D)
Paul Friel (D)
Republican Vice Chair
Jonathan Fritz (R)
Pat Gallagher (D)
Secretary
José Giral (D)
Manny Guzman (D)
Chair
Pat Harkins (D)
Keith Harris (D)
Joe Hogan (R)
Dallas Kephart (R)
Joe McAndrew (D)
Tom Mehaffie (R)
Vice Chair
Bob Merski (D)
Marci Mustello (R)
Leslie Rossi (R)
Jacklyn Rusnock (D)
Alec Ryncavage (R)
Gregory Scott (D)
Ana Tiburcio (D)
Republican Secretary
K.C. Tomlinson (R)
Ryan Warner (R)
Craig Williams (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB44 | In tavern gaming, further providing for definitions. | In Committee | 01/10/2025 |
| HB107 | In games of chance, providing for payment and for online raffle sales; and abrogating a regulation. | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| HB520 | Providing for social card games and tournaments. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HB598 | In general provisions relating to video gaming, further providing for definitions. | In Committee | 02/12/2025 |
| HB696 | In Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, further providing for regulatory authority of board and for number of slot machines. | In Committee | 02/21/2025 |
| HB962 | In games of chance, providing for games of chance operations. | In Committee | 03/19/2025 |
| HB1050 | In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in games of chance, further providing for prize limits and for sales limited, providing for pull-tab deals, further providing for distributor licenses, for registration of manufacturers, for regulations of department and for licensing of eligible organizations; in club licensees, further providing for distribution of proceeds; and, in enforcement, further providing for revocation of licenses and providing for other penalties. | In Committee | 03/24/2025 |
| HB1141 | In revenues, further providing for taxes and assessments; adding provisions relating to local gaming terminals by providing for general provisions, for administration, for application and licensure, for operation, for enforcement and for revenue; imposing the local gaming terminal tax; establishing the Local Gaming Fund; providing for ethics; in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for the offense of gambling devices, gambling, etc.; in Commonwealth services, establis | In Committee | 04/04/2025 |
| HB1619 | Providing for regulation of skill gaming; imposing duties on Department of Revenue; establishing a regulatory program within Department of Revenue governing skill gaming; providing for issuance of licenses; imposing criminal and civil penalties; and providing for zoning. | In Committee | 06/17/2025 |
| HB1635 | In State lottery, further providing for definitions and providing for disclosure of certain prizewinner identities. | In Committee | 06/23/2025 |
| HB1636 | In sports wagering, further providing for definitions. | In Committee | 06/23/2025 |
| HB1637 | In riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for gambling devices, gambling, etc. | In Committee | 06/23/2025 |
| HB1655 | In fantasy contests, further providing for definitions and for general and specific powers of board; in general provisions relating to gaming, further providing for definitions; in fingerprinting, further providing for submission of fingerprints and photographs; in general provisions relating to video gaming, further providing for definitions; and, in administration, further providing for powers of board. | In Committee | 06/24/2025 |
| HB1823 | In revenues, further providing for establishment of State Gaming Fund and net slot machine revenue distribution. | In Committee | 08/28/2025 |
| HB2038 | In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in games of chance, further providing for prize limits. | In Committee | 11/17/2025 |
| HB2046 | In revenues, further providing for establishment of State Gaming Fund and net slot machine revenue distribution; providing for skill video gaming; imposing duties on the Department of Revenue; and imposing a tax and criminal and civil penalties. | In Committee | 11/18/2025 |
| HB2213 | Providing for skill video gaming; imposing duties on the Department of Revenue; providing for issuance of licenses for skill video gaming; imposing a fee and criminal and civil penalties; and providing for zoning. | In Committee | 02/11/2026 |
| HR52 | Designating the month of March 2025 as "Problem Gambling Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania and recognizing the month of March 2025 as "National Problem Gambling Awareness Month." | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/05/2025 |
| HR60 | Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on sports betting and related interactive gambling in this Commonwealth, including recommended methods to further regulate the industry in order to reduce problem gambling behaviors, gambling debt and the exposure of children to sports betting and related interactive gambling advertisements. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/05/2025 |
| SB398 | In games of chance, providing for online raffles by fire companies. | Crossed Over | 07/17/2025 |
| SB416 | In games of chance, providing for payment; and abrogating a regulation. | Crossed Over | 07/17/2025 |
| SB840 | In Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, further providing for regulatory authority of board and for number of slot machines. | Crossed Over | 06/25/2025 |