The Senate Wednesday amended and voted 31 to 19 to send a gaming expansion bill-- House Bill 271 (Ortitay-R- Allegheny)-- back to the House for its concurrence.
The bill authorizes up to 10 mini-casinos (with community opt-out), video gaming terminals at trucks stops (with community opt-out), iGaming, tablet gaming at airports, fantasy games and sports wagering.
The bill also includes local share tax distribution changes, converts the Race Horse Development Fund into a trust fund and specifies assessments received are not Commonwealth funds and requires repayment of funds diverted to the General Fund since 2009.
Click Here for a House Fiscal Note and summary.
The House announced it will be back in session tonight at 8:45.
Status Of Other Budget-Related Bills
-- Tax Code Bill-- House Bill 542 (Thomas-D- Philadelphia) is on the Governor’s desk. Click Here for House Fiscal Note and summary.
-- Fiscal Code bill-- House Bill 674 (sponsor withdrew) is on the Governor’s desk. Click Here for House Fiscal Note and summary.
-- Administrative Code bill-- House Bill 118 (Kaufer-R-Luzerne)-- is on the Governor’s desk. Click Here for Senate Fiscal Note and summary.
-- Education Code bill: House Bill 178 (Day-R-Berks)-- is on the Governor’s desk. Click Here for House Fiscal Note and summary.
-- State-Related Universities: Senate Bill 325 (University of Pennsylvania), Senate Bill 326 (Penn State), Senate Bill 327 (Pitt), Senate Bill 328 (Temple) and Senate Bill 329 (Lincoln University) on the Governor’s desk.
