PRINTER'S NO. 2060
No. 141 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY RHODES, IRVIS, LaMARCA, ENGLEHART, ANDERSON
AND BRUNNER, JULY 21, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JULY 21, 1975
In the House of Representatives, July 21, 1975
1 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Lottery has grown to be a
2 major source of critically needed revenue for the funding of
3 programs for senior citizens; and
4 WHEREAS, The proliferation of lottery games has often been
5 attacked as being confusing and counter-productive to the
6 continued viability of this revenue source; and
7 WHEREAS, The possibilities for continuing, maintaining, and
8 even increasing the scope of these sources of revenue should be
9 investigated; and
10 WHEREAS, Other states are now grappling with the subject of
11 legalized gambling; now therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the Chairman of the Committee on Finance
13 appoint a subcommittee from among the members of the committee
14 to conduct an investigation of the operation of the Pennsylvania
15 State Lottery since its inception and its revenue generating
16 capacity and of the advisability of permitting additional or
17 alternate forms of legalized gambling in the Commonwealth; and
1 be it further
2 RESOLVED, That the committee may hold hearings, take
3 testimony and make its investigation at such places as it deems
4 necessary within this Commonwealth. It may issue subpoenas under
5 the hand and seal of its chairman commanding any person to
6 appear before it and to answer questions touching matters
7 properly being inquired into by the committee and to produce
8 such books, papers, records and documents as the committee deems
9 necessary. Such subpoenas may be served upon any person and
10 shall have the force and effect of subpoenas issued out of the
11 courts of this Commonwealth. Any person who wilfully neglects or
12 refuses to testify before the committee or to produce any books,
13 papers, records or documents, shall be subject to the penalties
14 provided by the laws of the Commonwealth in such case. Each
15 member of the committee shall have power to administer oaths and
16 affirmations to witnesses appearing before the committee; and be
17 it further
18 RESOLVED, That within 30 calendar days after the committee
19 has made its report, the chairman of the committee shall cause a
20 report of all expenses incurred by the committee, or the members
21 thereof, which are payable at Commonwealth expense, to be filed
22 with the Speaker of the House and the Speaker shall cause the
23 same to be entered in the journal thereof. No expenses incurred
24 by the committee or any member thereof shall be reimbursable by
25 the Chief Clerk unless such expense shall first have been
26 included as an expense item in the record heretofore required;
27 and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That the committee report its findings to the
29 General Assembly as soon as possible.
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