THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY CLYMER, AUMENT, BAKER, BOYD, DENLINGER, HENNESSEY, HESS, LAWRENCE, MURT, ROCK, STERN AND TALLMAN, FEBRUARY 29, 2012

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, FEBRUARY 29, 2012  

AN ACT

Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for collection of fees and fines

and for slot machine licensee deposits.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1208 of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 1208.  Collection of fees and fines.

The board has the following powers and duties:

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(3)  To require each slot machine licensee to collect a

$2 per patron admission fee which shall be transmitted weekly

by the slot machine licensee to the State Treasurer for

deposit into the slot machine licensee's account established

under section 1401 (relating to slot machine licensee

deposits).

Section 2.  Section 1401 of Title 4 is amended by adding a

subsection to read:

§ 1401.  Slot machine licensee deposits.

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(e)  Transfer.--The State Treasurer shall, on a monthly

basis, transfer the admission fee established under section

1208(3) (relating to collection of fines and fees) as follows:

(1)  Fifty percent to the State Employees' Retirement

System for the use of satisfying mandatory contributions by

the Commonwealth under 71 Pa.C.S. § 5507 (relating to

contributions by the Commonwealth and other employers).

(2)  Fifty percent to the Public School Employees'

Retirement System for the use of satisfying mandatory

contributions by the Commonwealth under 24 Pa.C.S. § 8326

(relating to contributions by the Commonwealth).

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.