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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2021 - 2022
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | December 2, 2020 02:48 PM |
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| From: | Senator Joe Pittman |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Allowing Volunteer Fire Departments to Fund raise Online During Pandemic |
I plan to re-introduce legislation (SB 1266 from last session) to allow volunteer fire departments, veterans organizations and other non-profits to conduct Small Games of Chance (SGOC) fundraisers online amidst the COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration. Due to restrictions implemented during the COIVD-19 emergency, these organizations have been unable to conduct many of the fundraisers they need to operate. Ensuring these organizations can continue to provide critical services to our communities is vital. This proposed legislation would allow organizations with SGOC club licenses to offer games of chance virtually via the internet or mobile application, as well as receive payment electronically through credit and debit cards or other electronic mobile payment applications. Under the proposed bill, licensees would be required to verify age and Commonwealth residence of those participating in SGOC, and the ability to fundraise online would end 30 days after the termination of the Governor’s COVID-19 Emergency declaration. Please join me in cosponsoring this bill so these organizations can continue to serve our communities and recover the resources they need to continue to operate. Thank you for your consideration, and if you have any questions, please contact Ben Bush, of my staff, at 724-357-0151. |
Introduced as SB243