PRINTER'S NO. 4538

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 2920 Session of 2004

        INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, HERMAN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BOYD,
           CAUSER, CAWLEY, CRAHALLA, FAIRCHILD, GEIST, GINGRICH, HARRIS,
           HESS, HICKERNELL, S. MILLER, PETRARCA, REICHLEY, SAYLOR,
           SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, R. STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, WILT
           AND YOUNGBLOOD, OCTOBER 18, 2004

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
           OCTOBER 18, 2004

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, further providing for the slot machine tax.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  Section 1403(b) of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania
     6  Consolidated Statutes, added July 5, 2004 (P.L.572, No.71), is
     7  amended to read:
     8  § 1403.  Establishment of State Gaming Fund and net slot machine
     9             revenue distribution.
    10     * * *
    11     (b)  Slot machine tax.--The department shall determine and
    12  each slot machine licensee shall pay a daily tax of [34%] 50%
    13  and a local share assessment of 4% of its daily gross terminal
    14  revenue from the slot machines in operation at its facility into
    15  the fund.
    16     * * *

     1     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.




















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