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PA SB 840

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An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, further providing for regulatory authority of board and for number of slot machines.

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · upper

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2025-06-30 — Re-referred to Appropriations
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Daniel Laughlinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-06-09

    Referred to Community, Economic & Recreational Development

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-06-10

    Reported as committed

    committee-passage

  3. 2025-06-10

    First consideration

    reading-1

  4. 2025-06-11

    Second consideration

    reading-2

  5. 2025-06-11

    Re-referred to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-06-11

    Re-reported as committed

    committee-passage

  7. 2025-06-25

    Third consideration and final passage

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-06-25

    Referred to Gaming Oversight

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-06-26

    Reported as committed

    committee-passage

  10. 2025-06-26

    First consideration

    reading-1

  11. 2025-06-26

    Laid on the table

  12. 2025-06-26

    Removed from table

  13. 2025-06-30

    Second consideration

    reading-2

  14. 2025-06-30

    Re-referred to Appropriations

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Committee vote (Community, Economic & Recreational Development): Reported as Committed

    2025-06-10 · pass · 9-5

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Camera Bartolotta: yes
    • Jarrett Coleman: yes
    • Frank Farry: yes
    • Chris Gebhard: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes
    • Patrick Stefano: yes
    • Gene Yaw: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Wayne Fontana: no
    • Patty Kim: no
    • Nick Miller: no
    • Katie Muth: no
    • Anthony Williams: no
  • Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed

    2025-06-11 · pass · 13-8

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Jarrett Coleman: yes
    • Cris Dush: yes
    • Wayne Langerholc: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: yes
    • Tracy Pennycuick: yes
    • Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
    • Joe Picozzi: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes
    • Elder Vogel: yes
    • Joe Pittman: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Scott Martin: yes
    • Amanda Cappelletti: no
    • Art Haywood: no
    • Vincent Hughes: no
    • Timothy Kearney: no
    • Patty Kim: no
    • Judith Schwank: no
    • Sharif Street: no
    • Jay Costa: no
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: other
  • RECONSIDERATION OF REQUEST TO GO OVER

    2025-06-25 · pass · 26-24

    Member-level votes (50)
    • David Argall: yes
    • Lisa Baker: yes
    • Camera Bartolotta: yes
    • Lisa Boscola: no
    • Michele Brooks: yes
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Amanda Cappelletti: no
    • Jarrett Coleman: yes
    • Maria Collett: no
    • Carolyn Comitta: no
    • Jay Costa: no
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
    • Cris Dush: yes
    • Frank Farry: yes
    • Marty Flynn: no
    • Wayne Fontana: no
    • Chris Gebhard: yes
    • Art Haywood: no
    • Vincent Hughes: no
    • Scott Hutchinson: yes
    • John Kane: no
    • Timothy Kearney: no
    • Dawn Keefer: yes
    • Patty Kim: no
    • Wayne Langerholc: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: yes
    • James Malone: no
    • Scott Martin: yes
    • Doug Mastriano: yes
    • Nick Miller: no
    • Katie Muth: no
    • Tracy Pennycuick: yes
    • Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
    • Joe Picozzi: yes
    • Nick Pisciottano: no
    • Joe Pittman: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes
    • Greg Rothman: yes
    • Steven Santarsiero: no
    • Nikil Saval: no
    • Judith Schwank: no
    • Patrick Stefano: yes
    • Sharif Street: no
    • Christine Tartaglione: no
    • Elder Vogel: yes
    • Judy Ward: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Anthony Williams: no
    • Lindsey Williams: no
    • Gene Yaw: no
  • FINAL PASSAGE

    2025-06-25 · pass · 26-24

    Member-level votes (50)
    • David Argall: yes
    • Lisa Baker: yes
    • Camera Bartolotta: yes
    • Lisa Boscola: no
    • Michele Brooks: yes
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Amanda Cappelletti: no
    • Jarrett Coleman: yes
    • Maria Collett: no
    • Carolyn Comitta: no
    • Jay Costa: no
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
    • Cris Dush: yes
    • Frank Farry: yes
    • Marty Flynn: no
    • Wayne Fontana: no
    • Chris Gebhard: yes
    • Art Haywood: no
    • Vincent Hughes: no
    • Scott Hutchinson: yes
    • John Kane: no
    • Timothy Kearney: no
    • Dawn Keefer: yes
    • Patty Kim: no
    • Wayne Langerholc: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: yes
    • James Malone: no
    • Scott Martin: yes
    • Doug Mastriano: yes
    • Nick Miller: no
    • Katie Muth: no
    • Tracy Pennycuick: yes
    • Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
    • Joe Picozzi: yes
    • Nick Pisciottano: no
    • Joe Pittman: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes
    • Greg Rothman: yes
    • Steven Santarsiero: no
    • Nikil Saval: no
    • Judith Schwank: no
    • Patrick Stefano: yes
    • Sharif Street: no
    • Christine Tartaglione: no
    • Elder Vogel: yes
    • Judy Ward: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Anthony Williams: no
    • Lindsey Williams: no
    • Gene Yaw: no
  • Committee vote (Gaming Oversight): Report Bill As Committed

    2025-06-26 · pass · 18-8

    Member-level votes (26)
    • Patrick Harkins: yes
    • Andre Carroll: yes
    • Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
    • Kyle Donahue: yes
    • Sean Dougherty: yes
    • Paul Friel: yes
    • Pat Gallagher: yes
    • Jose Giral: yes
    • Manuel Guzman: yes
    • Keith Harris: yes
    • Joe Mcandrew: yes
    • Robert Merski: yes
    • Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
    • Greg Scott: yes
    • Joe Hogan: yes
    • Thomas Mehaffie: yes
    • Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
    • Craig Williams: yes
    • Russ Diamond: no
    • Kerry Benninghoff: no
    • Jonathan Fritz: no
    • Dallas Kephart: no
    • Marci Mustello: no
    • Leslie Rossi: no
    • Alec Ryncavage: no
    • Ryan Warner: no

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