PRINTER'S NO. 1690
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1143
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MASTRIANO, ARGALL, BAKER, BREWSTER, MARTIN,
PITTMAN AND STEFANO, MAY 11, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
MAY 11, 2020
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156),
entitled "An act providing for the licensing of eligible
organizations to conduct games of chance, for the licensing
of persons to distribute games of chance, for the
registration of manufacturers of games of chance, and for
suspensions and revocations of licenses and permits;
requiring records; providing for local referendum by
electorate; and prescribing penalties," in club licensees,
further providing for distribution of proceeds.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 502 of the act of December 19, 1988
(P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of
Chance Act, is amended to read:
Section 502. Distribution of proceeds.
(a) Distribution.--[The] Except as otherwise provided in
subsection (c), the proceeds from games of chance received by a
club licensee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) No less than 60% of the proceeds shall be paid for
public interest purposes within one year of the end of the
calendar year in which the proceeds were obtained.
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(2) No more than 40% of the proceeds obtained in a
calendar year may be retained by a club licensee.
(a.1) Amounts retained.--
(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and subject to
subsection (c), if in a calendar year beginning January 1,
2013, the proceeds from a game of chance for a club licensee
are $40,000 or less, the licensee shall be eligible to retain
the first $20,000 in proceeds in the following calendar year
before subsection (a) applies.
(2) Amounts retained by a club licensee under subsection
(a)(2) shall be expended within one year of the end of the
calendar year in which the proceeds were obtained unless the
club licensee notifies the department that funds are being
retained for a substantial public interest purchase or
project.
(b) Prohibition.--
(1) Proceeds shall not be used for the payment of any
fine levied against the club licensee.
(2) An officer or employee of a club licensee who
operates the game of chance shall not participate in the
game. This paragraph shall not apply to a raffle.
(c) Exception.--
(1) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (a.1), from the
time period that commences on the effective date of this
subsection through 90 days after termination or expiration
under 35 Pa.C.S. ยง 7301(c) (relating to general authority of
Governor) of the proclamation of disaster emergency issued on
March 6, 2020, issued at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020), and
any renewal of the state of disaster emergency, or the time
period that commences on the effective date of this
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subsection through 90 days after the effective date of this
subsection, whichever time period ends later, a club licensee
may retain 100% of the proceeds from a game of chance.
(2) Amounts retained by a club licensee under this
subsection shall be expended within one year of the end of
the calendar year in which the proceeds were obtained unless
the club licensee notifies the department that funds are
being retained for a substantial public interest purchase or
project.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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