PRINTER'S NO. 2243
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1563
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY QUINN, BOBACK, V. BROWN, COHEN, COX, CUTLER,
DAVIS, DAY, GROVE, A. HARRIS, HELM, KINSEY, MILNE, MOUL,
MURT, OBERLANDER, PICKETT, READSHAW, STEPHENS AND TOOHIL,
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in support matters generally,
providing for the definition of "licensed gaming entity" and
for the intercept of winnings on slot machines and table
games.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4302 of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
§ 4302. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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" Licensed gaming entity " or " slot machine licensee. " The
term shall have the same meaning as given to it under 4 Pa.C.S.
§ 1103 (relating to definitions).
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Section 2. Title 23 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 4310. Winnings intercept.
(a) General rule.--Winnings obtained from gambling on slot
machines or table games shall be applied to satisfy a winner's
delinquent support obligation.
(b) Duty of licensed gaming entity or slot machine
licensee.--In the case of any person winning more than $1,200
from slot machine or table game winnings, before making any
monetary payment from those winnings, the licensed gaming entity
or slot machine licensee shall obtain the name, address and
Social Security number of the winner from Form W-2G, or a
substantially equivalent form filed with the United States
Internal Revenue Service, and shall request the department to
make all reasonable efforts to determine if the winner is a
delinquent support obligor. If the winner is determined to be a
delinquent support obligor, all of the following shall apply:
(1) The amount of any arrearages shall be deducted from
the amount of slot machine or table game winnings and paid to
the obligee in the manner provided for under this title for
the administration of support payments.
(2) The amount of any fee, calculated under subsection
(c)(6), shall be deducted from the winnings and distributed
according to this section.
(c) Duties of department.--The department shall do all of
the following:
(1) Cause a search to be made periodically of all of the
following:
(i) The department's records relative to the Title
IV-D program.
(ii) Any information received from county domestic
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relations offices relative to arrearages of court-ordered
child support.
(iii) Any information received from states with
reciprocal enforcement of child support relative to
arrearages of court-ordered child support.
(2) Furnish the licensed gaming entity or slot machine
licensee with the following information:
(i) The department identifier.
(ii) The obligor's full name and Social Security
number.
(iii) The amount of the arrearage and the identifier
of the court order that underlies it.
(3) Request the licensed gaming entity or slot machine
licensee to withhold from the winner the amount of any
arrearage discovered under paragraph (1).
(4) Request the licensed gaming entity or slot machine
licensee to pay, in a lump sum or by installment, to the
State disbursement unit that portion of the slot machine or
table game winnings that satisfies the arrearage as follows:
(i) By deducting from the amount received, from the
licensed gaming entity or slot machine licensee, any
amount assigned to the State disbursement unit .
(ii) By paying to the State disbursement unit, for
distribution to the obligee of the child support court
order, the amount of slot machine or table game winnings
that satisfies the arrearage owed to the obligee.
(5) If the slot machine or table game winnings are
insufficient to satisfy the arrearages owed under the child
support court order, the department shall proceed as follows:
(i) The department may collect as provided by law.
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(ii) The department may reinitiate the procedures
set forth under this section if the obligor wins
subsequent slot or table game money.
(6) Determine and set a fee , if necessary, that reflects
the actual costs to the department and the licensed gaming
entity or slot machine licensee to administer this section.
The department shall request the licensed gaming entity or
slot machine licensee to deduct the fee set from the amount
to be paid to the winner after the winner's child support
obligation has been fully satisfied and shall divide the fee
set based on the administrative expenses incurred by the
department and the licensed gaming entity or slot machine
licensee.
(7) Within 30 days of the date the slot machine or table
game winnings were won, do all of the following:
(i) Award the winner the slot machine or table game
winnings in whole or in part.
(ii) If applicable, notify the winner that the
amount of slot machine or table game winnings or a
portion of the slot machine or table game winnings was
used to satisfy arrearages owed for court-ordered child
support.
(d) Notice.--The domestic relations section shall send a
one-time notice to all obligors of existing orders informing
them that arrearages may be intercepted as provided under this
section.
(e) Right to review.--A winner whose slot machine or table
game winnings are used to satisfy an obligation under this
section may appeal to the department in accordance with 2
Pa.C.S. (relating to administrative law and procedure). The
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appeal shall be filed within 30 days after the winner is
notified by the department that the slot machine or table game
winnings have been reduced or totally withheld to satisfy
outstanding arrearages for child support and related
obligations.
(f) Rules and regulations.--The department shall promulgate
the rules and regulations necessary to carry out its
responsibilities under this section.
(g) Nonliability.--A licensed gaming entity or a slot
machine licensee that makes a payment to a winner in violation
of this section shall not be liable to the person to whom the
winner owes an outstanding debt.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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