PRINTER'S NO. 2327
No. 375 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY SCHRODER, BAKER, BRENNAN, EVERETT, GINGRICH,
HERSHEY, KORTZ, MAHER, MUSTIO, PALLONE, REICHLEY, ROAE,
RUBLEY, SAMUELSON, SEIP AND SWANGER, JULY 14, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JULY 14, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Directing the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to complete the
2 study on the interception of gaming winnings and to issue
3 their recommendations on the study by September 1, 2007.
4 WHEREAS, On July 5, 2004, Governor Ed Rendell signed into law
5 the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act; and
6 WHEREAS, That act created the Pennsylvania Gaming Control
7 Board and gave the board the general and sole regulatory
8 authority over the conduct of gaming or related activities in
9 this Commonwealth; and
10 WHEREAS, Under the act, the board "shall conduct a study to
11 determine the feasibility of implementing methods for the
12 interception of the gaming winnings of individuals who are
13 delinquent support obligors or tax delinquent. The study shall
14 be completed by December 31, 2006, and shall contain
15 recommendations which the board determines appropriate"; and
16 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth already has provisions for the
17 interception of winnings from the State Lottery, monetary awards
1 from personal injury and workers' compensation claims
2 settlements and State income tax refunds to satisfy delinquent
3 support obligations; and
4 WHEREAS, The payments of delinquent child support obligors
5 are crucial for the well-being of many children throughout this
6 Commonwealth; and
7 WHEREAS, Currently the outstanding Statewide arrears are
8 estimated at $1.8 billion; and
9 WHEREAS, The board has not completed the study on the
10 interception of gaming winnings by the December 31, 2006,
11 deadline; and
12 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has not issued
13 recommendations which the board deems as appropriate for the
14 interception of gaming winnings; therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the
16 Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to complete the study on the
17 interception of gaming winnings and to issue their
18 recommendations on this study by September 1, 2007; and be it
19 further
20 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
21 the members of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and its
22 Executive Director.
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