PRINTER'S NO.  140

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

198

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY KAUFFMAN, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, D. COSTA, COX, CUTLER, DENLINGER, GINGRICH, GROVE, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, LAWRENCE, MARSICO, MILNE, OBERLANDER, RAPP, ROAE, ROCK, SCHRODER, STERN, TALLMAN, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER AND WATSON, JANUARY 24, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, JANUARY 24, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

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Statutes, further providing for appointment of members of the

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board by imposing restrictions on appointment of members or

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former members of the General Assembly.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 1201 of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

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§ 1201.  Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board established.

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(h.4)  Restrictions on appointment of legislators.--No member

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of the Senate or House of Representatives shall be eligible for

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appointment as a member of the board during the term of office

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for which the person was elected and for a period of 12 months

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thereafter.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.