# Pennsylvania SB 450: 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 preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in games of chance, . . .providing for payment and further providing for prize limits, for sales limited, for distributor licenses, for registration of manufacturers and for regulations of department; in club licensees, further providing for club licensee and for distribution of proceeds; in enforcement, further providing for revocation of licenses and for local option and repealing provisions relating to advertising; in tavern gaming, further providing for licenses, for application, for approval, for prize limits, for distribution of net revenue, for tavern games tax, for invoice, for reports and for enforcement.

Pennsylvania SB 450, 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 preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in games of chance, . . .providing for payment and further providing for prize limits, for sales limited, for distributor licenses, for registration of manufacturers and for regulations of department; in club licensees, further providing for club licensee and for distribution of proceeds; in enforcement, further providing for revocation of licenses and for local option and repealing provisions relating to advertising; in tavern gaming, further providing for licenses, for application, for approval, for prize limits, for distribution of net revenue, for tavern games tax, for invoice, for reports and for enforcement., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Devlin J. Robinson (Republican); status in committee, last action 2025-06-09 (Referred to Community, Economic & Recreational Development) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania SB 450
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: 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 preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in games of chance, . . .providing for payment and further providing for prize limits, for sales limited, for distributor licenses, for registration of manufacturers and for regulations of department; in club licensees, further providing for club licensee and for distribution of proceeds; in enforcement, further providing for revocation of licenses and for local option and repealing provisions relating to advertising; in tavern gaming, further providing for licenses, for application, for approval, for prize limits, for distribution of net revenue, for tavern games tax, for invoice, for reports and for enforcement.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-06-09
- Last action: 2025-06-09, Referred to Community, Economic & Recreational Development
- Sponsor: Devlin J. Robinson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Devlin J. Robinson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Camera Bartolotta (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christopher Gebhard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jay Costa (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michele Brooks (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nick Miller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wayne Langerholc Jr. (Republican), Senate

## Actions (1)

- 2025-06-09: Referred to Community, Economic & Recreational Development (Senate)

## Bill text

- PN 930, 2025-06-09: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB0450/PN0930), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB0450/PN0930), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0450/PN0930)

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## Sources
- [PN 930 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB0450/PN0930)
- [PN 930 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB0450/PN0930)
- [PN 930 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0450/PN0930)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-SB450-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).
