HB 598 — An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to video gaming, further providing for definitions.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-12
Latest action: — Referred to GAMING OVERSIGHT, Feb. 12, 2025
Sponsors
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to GAMING OVERSIGHT, Feb. 12, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0606 · 2,020 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 606
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 598
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY GROVE, KAUFFMAN, HAMM AND JAMES, FEBRUARY 12, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, FEBRUARY 12, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, in general provisions relating to video gaming,
3 further providing for definitions.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. The definition of "truck stop establishment" in
7 section 3102 of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended to read:
9 § 3102. Definitions.
10 The following words and phrases when used in this part shall
11 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
12 context clearly indicates otherwise:
13 * * *
14 "Truck stop establishment." A premises that:
15 (1) Is equipped with diesel islands used for fueling
16 commercial motor vehicles.
17 [(2) Has sold on average 50,000 gallons of diesel or
18 biodiesel fuel each month for the previous 12 months or is
19 projected to sell an average of 50,000 gallons of diesel or
1 biodiesel fuel each month for the next 12 months.]
2 (3) Has at least 20 parking spaces dedicated for
3 commercial motor vehicles.
4 (4) Has a convenience store.
5 (5) Is situated on a parcel of land of not less than
6 three acres that the truck stop establishment owns or leases.
7 (6) Is not located on any property owned by the
8 Pennsylvania Turnpike.
9 * * *
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Gaming Oversight Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Gaming Oversight Committee · pa-leg