SB 465 — 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 distribution of proceeds.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-18
Latest action: — Referred to COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, March 18, 2025
Sponsors
- Daniel Laughlin (R, PA-49) — sponsor · 2025-03-18
- Judy Ward (R, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-03-18
- Michele Brooks (R, PA-50) — cosponsor · 2025-03-18
- Jay Costa (D, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-03-18
- Gene Yaw (R, PA-23) — cosponsor · 2025-03-18
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-03-18
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, March 18, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 417
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 465
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, J. WARD, BROOKS, COSTA, YAW AND STEFANO,
MARCH 18, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
MARCH 18, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156),
2 entitled "An act providing for the licensing of eligible
3 organizations to conduct games of chance, for the licensing
4 of persons to distribute games of chance, for the
5 registration of manufacturers of games of chance, and for
6 suspensions and revocations of licenses and permits;
7 requiring records; providing for local referendum by
8 electorate; and prescribing penalties," in club licensees,
9 further providing for distribution of proceeds.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Section 502(a) of the act of December 19, 1988
13 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of
14 Chance Act, is amended to read:
15 Section 502. Distribution of proceeds.
16 (a) Distribution.--The proceeds from games of chance
17 received by a club licensee shall be distributed as follows:
18 (1) No less than [60%] 50% of the proceeds shall be paid
19 for public interest purposes within one year of the end of
20 the calendar year in which the proceeds were obtained.
21 (2) No more than [40%] 50% of the proceeds obtained in a
1 calendar year may be retained by a club licensee.
2 * * *
3 Section 2. This act shall apply to calendar years commencing
4 after December 31, 2025.
5 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Community, Economic And Recreational Development Committee | — | pa-leg |
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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 | Daniel Laughlin (R, state_upper PA-49) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Gene Yaw (R, state_upper PA-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jay Costa (D, state_upper PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Judy Ward (R, state_upper PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Michele Brooks (R, state_upper PA-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | 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 Senate Community, Economic And Recreational Development Committee · pa-leg