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Yes: 1,180 • No: 415
PennsylvaniaSB 4162025-2026 Regular SessionSenate
An Act amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, in games of chance, providing for payment and further providing for prize limits; . . .in club licensees, further providing for distribution of proceeds; and abrogating a regulation.
Sponsored By: Devlin J. Robinson (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.
Higher prize limits for game groups
Licensed eligible organizations can award up to $60,000 in total prizes from games of chance in any seven-day period, up from $35,000. The higher limit does not require an organization to award that amount or guarantee a player’s winnings.
No mobile payments for games
Chapter 9 licensees cannot accept mobile payment services for playing games of chance. The law does not require players to make a payment.
Clubs can keep more game proceeds
Starting with calendar years that begin after December 31, 2025, clubs must use at least 50% of games-of-chance proceeds for public interest purposes. This is down from 60%. Clubs can retain up to 50%, up from 40%. They must make the public-purpose payments within one year after the calendar year in which they received the proceeds ends.
New raffle payment options with buyer checks
Licensed eligible organizations can accept credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, and other electronic payments for raffle tickets. They must verify that buyers are at least 18 and are in Pennsylvania when they buy. They must follow federal rules against unlawful online gambling. Conflicting credit-play rules no longer apply to the extent they conflict with this payment framework.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Devlin J. Robinson
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Camera Bartolotta
Republican • Senate
Christopher Gebhard
Republican • Senate
Daniel Laughlin
Republican • Senate
Frank A. Farry
Republican • Senate
Jay Costa
Democratic • Senate
Judy Ward
Republican • Senate
Kristin Phillips-Hill
Republican • Senate
Marty Flynn
Democratic • Senate
Michele Brooks
Republican • Senate
Patrick J. Stefano
Republican • Senate
Rosemary M. Brown
Republican • Senate
Scott Hutchinson
Republican • Senate
Scott Martin
Republican • Senate
Timothy P. Kearney
Democratic • Senate
Tracy Pennycuick
Republican • Senate
Wayne D. Fontana
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 10/20/2026
Senate Bill 416 PN2021, FINAL PASSAGE
Yes: 199 • No: 4
committee vote • 10/20/2026
37 0
Yes: 37 • No: 0
House vote • 10/7/2026
Senate Bill 416 PN1979 A04398
Yes: 100 • No: 103
House vote • 10/7/2026
Senate Bill 416 PN1979 A04528
Yes: 97 • No: 106
House vote • 10/7/2026
Senate Bill 416 PN1979 A04395, MOTION TO APPEAL RULING OF THE CHAIR
Yes: 104 • No: 99
House vote • 10/7/2026
Senate Bill 416 PN1979 A04565
Yes: 100 • No: 103
House vote • 10/7/2026
Senate Bill 416 PN1979 A04405
Yes: 203 • No: 0
House vote • 10/7/2026
Senate Bill 416 PN1979 A04403
Yes: 203 • No: 0
committee vote • 9/29/2026
26 0
Yes: 26 • No: 0
committee vote • 9/29/2026
26 0
Yes: 26 • No: 0
Senate vote • 7/16/2025
Senate Bill 416 PN0403, Final Passage
Yes: 49 • No: 0
committee vote • 6/24/2025
22 0
Yes: 22 • No: 0
committee vote • 6/10/2025
14 0
Yes: 14 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Act No. 94 of 2026
10/22/2026GovernorApproved by the Governor
10/22/2026GovernorPresented to the Governor
10/22/2026SenateSigned in House
10/22/2026SenateSigned in Senate
10/21/2026SenateSenate concurred in House amendments (50-0)
10/21/2026SenateRe-reported on concurrence, as committed
10/21/2026SenateReferred to Rules & Executive Nominations
10/20/2026SenateThird consideration and final passage (199-4)
10/20/2026HouseRe-reported as committed
10/20/2026HouseRe-referred to Appropriations
10/7/2026HouseSecond consideration, with amendments
10/7/2026HouseRemoved from table
10/6/2026HouseLaid on the table
9/29/2026HouseFirst consideration
9/29/2026HouseReported as amended
9/29/2026HouseReferred to Gaming Oversight
7/17/2025HouseThird consideration and final passage (49-0)
7/16/2025SenateRe-reported as committed
6/24/2025SenateRe-referred to Appropriations
6/11/2025SenateSecond consideration
6/11/2025SenateFirst consideration
6/10/2025SenateReported as committed
6/10/2025SenateReferred to Community, Economic & Recreational Development
3/17/2025Senate
Bill Text
PN 2021
10/7/2026
PN 1979
9/29/2026
PN 403
3/17/2025
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